Tag: Fire
Aiport’s double whammy
OPERATORS were forced to shut Alicante-Elche airport again this week – the second closure in four days.
Following last week’s fire in the roof of...
Campaign to save hero immigrant
A MASSIVE campaign is under way to get permanent residence rights for a young Senegalese man and his family after he ran into a...
Benidorm hotel blaze
A top-floor room of Hotel Poseidón Playa in Benidorm's Poniente beach area caught fire just after midday today (Saturday). No one was injured and...
Blaze engulfs three Dénia apartment blocks
AN INFERNO on Dénia's busiest pedestrian street engulfed three blocks and forced over 50 residents out onto the street as 'balls of fire' cascaded...
Restrictions lifted for Gandía forest fire aid
INCOME levels will be no barrier to regional government help for victims of the Marxuquera fire in response to Gandía mayoress Diana Morant's request.
Worst fire in six years finally extinguished
After seven days of intense fire-fighting, the regional emergency service finally declared the worst forest fire in the region in six years 'extinguished' on...
Forest Inferno under control
WHAT has become the worst forest fire in the Valencia region in six years - leaving 40 families homeless and at least 7,421 acres...
Fire awareness campaign
PEOPLE living in areas most at risk of forest fires are being made aware of the dangers and steps to take in an emergency,
Javea...
Benidorm hostel blaze
Twenty people had to be evacuated in the early hours of Tuesday morning when a fire broke out at ‘Pension Pardo’ hostel on Benidorm's Calle...
‘Flaming’ bull running goes to public vote
SENIJA town hall has asked their residents to decide whether the controversial ‘bou emboulat’ (bulls with fire) should be banned. The public consultation began...
Rain to the rescue in Galicia
Rain is falling in the Galicia region today and largely helping extinguish the forest fires that have devasted the area since the weekend and...
Three die in Galicia forest fires
At least three people have died in the 105 different forest fire currently reported around Galicia (northwestern Spain). Thousand of hecatres of forest land...
Short-circuit blamed for Guadalest forest fire
Initial investigations point at a short-circuit, caused by a pine tree falling on an electricity cable, as the igniting point for the forest fire...
Guadalest on fire
Tanker planes have this morning returned to the picturesque Guadalest valley where a forest fire has so far destroyed 20 hectares of trees and...
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Benidorm locks-up again
To avoid residents from other regions breaking the lockdown and trying to reach holiday apartments in Benidorm this May 1 holiday weekend, local authorities...
Deep snow in Alicante province
With the north of Alicante province still on red alert for snow today (Monday), around half a metre has fallen in Banyeres de Mariola...
Brexit passport rule changes
BRITISH people travelling within the European Union should be aware passport validity rules will change after December 31 because of Brexit.
During the current transition...
