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SUR
...charity, GERCCMA, and of the CPB Malaga provincial fire brigade had offered their services to the Lebanese authorities for the crucial hours after a disaster that are still available to reach anybody trapped in rubble. One of the group, Jair Pereira,
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fernando torres
The fire that destroyed a total of 40 mobile homes in the Lazy Days Pueblo Fiesta campsite in Mollina on Sunday broke out in an empty property. This is the initial conclusion of the Malaga provincial firefighting consortium (CPB) whose report will ... fires in Humilladero and Ronda also broke out on Sunday evening. The fire reached excessively high temperatures due to the materials used in the construction of the static caravans. The firefighting operation had its moments of risk, said Marmolejo,
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FERNANDO TORRES
More than fifty prefabricated mobile homes burned down on Sunday evening when a fire broke out at the Pueblo Fiesta Lazy Days holiday park in Mollina. Around 90 people were on the site at the time, most of them British, said municipal sources. No ... one was injured in the fire although the emergency services treated several people for shock and panic attacks. Evacuated residents and holidaymakers were put up at the nearby Ceulaj youth residence, or taken in by friends or relatives. ... Firefighters from the provincial fire consortium were deployed to the site, in the area known as Cañada Realenga, along with members of the Civil Protection organisation, health emergency services, Local Police and Guardia Civil officers. The flames were
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ISABEL MÉNDEZ / jESÚS hINOJOSA / EFE
Several homes were evacuated on Sunday evening after fire broke out just before 6pm on land between the Gazules del Sol residential estate and the Guadamina river, close to the A-7175 that connects Benahavís with the coast. The wind caused the ... Thirty firefighters from the Infoca forest fire unit were sent in to tackle the blaze, along with two helicopters, among other vehicles and a reinforcement team. The fire was under control soon after 10pm. Fire in Olvera Firefighters were still ... working on Monday morning to control a forest fire that broke out on Sunday evening in Olvera (Cadiz province) and also affected part of the municipality of Cañete la Real (Malaga). Around 100 firefighters were working to control the blaze, which was
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Eugenio Cabezas
Local Police in Torrox arrested a 36-year-old man in the early hours of Saturday morning in connection with a fire at a Chinese bazaar on Calle Baja. The local man is alleged to have returned to the establishment to start the fire after being
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CHARO MÁRQUEZ
...replacing lighting, loudspeaker and fire safety equipment. Mayor of Marbella Ángeles Muñoz visited the bullring on Wednesday and said that the council was preparing conditions for the contract to manage the arena which will go out to tender shortly. The
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Ángel Escalera
They say that when a man had been given a death sentence by a judge, he was asked if he would prefer to die by hanging or being garotted. His answer, which was completely ignored by the insensitive executioner, was: "I want to live!" Which of cour
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Andrea Jiménez
...belongings on the ground, with the hope of being able to salvage something from the catastrophe. She is just one of the around 70 people evacuated on Monday night from the Lazy Days Pueblo Fiesta mobile home park in Mollina, where a devastating fire left ... of food, clothes and other essentials from the local people. Mollina fire started in an empty property, says firefighters' report "There are no words to describe what they've done for us," said Jim and Diane Wilson, who only bought one of
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charo márquez
The National Police have launched an investigation into a potential arson attack after a fire broke out at the Naô Pool beach club in Nueva Andalucía, managed by the son of Marbella businesswoman Olivia Valère, in the early hours of Tuesday morning. ... The damage only affected part of the exterior of the club which was able to open the next day, albeit two hours later than planned, as its essential services were not affected. At the same time as the fire broke out, firefighters in Marbella also had ... to respond to reports of three cars ablaze in the Bello Horizonte residential development. Early signs suggest that the fire at the beach club could have been intentional and a link to the vehicles has not yet been ruled out.
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ANDREW J. LINN
It wasn't the first time that Australian winemaker James Tilbrook had seen his future hanging by a thread, dependent on what would happen in the next few hours. WINE OF THE WEEK Monte Real Reserva Bodegas Riojanas was one of the very first wine