LifeStyle
laura lewis
...off, without realising the other plane was blocking its path. The Dutch aircraft scraped the top of the American plane as it flew overhead, tearing off its roof. The collision caused explosions and fire on both planes. All the passengers on the Dutch
Local
eugenio cabezas
Around 20 people were evacuated from their homes after a fire broke out in a top floor flat on Nerja's Balcón de Europa on Wednesday morning. The owner of the flat, former councillor and architect, Bernardo Pozuelo, was alerted to the incident ... while in a nearby café. He said that the fire had destroyed "a lot of wood and books" in the home which he was in the process of moving out of in order to sell. Initial investigations suggest the fire was caused by a short circuit in the sauna.
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Around 100 Cómpeta residents, including a number of foreigners, helped to plant 250 pine trees in the Sierra Almijara mountains near the village last week. The area was severely affected by a fire in 2014, which destroyed around 220 hectares of ... forest and 20 hectares of urban land. The town hall, which organised the event, said the objective was to repopulate the area with the species of tree lost during the fire.
Opinion
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
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alvaro frías/juan cano
A man is on trial accused of setting fire to his partner’s flat after an argument in April 2018. The man also allegedly threatened his partner in front of his two children. Neighbours heard him shouting “I’m going to rip your head off and cut you ... up”. The accused and the victim used to live together in a rented flat in the Parque del Sur district of Malaga. The flat owner claims that over 20,000 euros of damage was caused by the fire. Prosecutors believe that the accused should be handed a
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Eugenio Cabezas
The Amalia beach bar on Torre de Benagalbón's promenade was completely burned out after a fire broke out in the building in the early hours of last Saturday morning. Despite the rainfall and firefighters' attempts to put out the flames, the bar ... was completely gutted. Guardia Civil officers are carrying out an investigation into the origin of the fire, which is thought to have been caused either by a lightning strike or an electrical fault.
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A British man aged 79 died in a fire at his home in Torremolinos last Saturday morning. Neighbours raised the alarm at the ten-storey block of flats on the Avenida de Benálmadena in the resort. Emergency services found the Briton's body inside.
Opinion
Mark Nayler
Spain’s new leftist government has made its first amendment to the controversial labour laws introduced by Mariano Rajoy in 2012. Announced by labour minister Yolanda Díaz this week, the reform will make it less easy for companies to fire workers
Local
FERNANDO TORRES
The Moliere Playa beach bar on the Torremolinos promenade was "completely destroyed", according to several witnesses, after a fire swept through the premises on Saturday afternoon. The flames, which were first noted around noon, quickly burned the ... bar's structure and were carried by the wind to several palm trees nearby. An investigation into the event, which fortunately did not result in any injuries, concluded that the fire was started by accident. Five teams from the Torremolinos fire ... waste from the area around the establishment. The Local Police's help was also required to cordon off the area and divert traffic onto alternative routes with the smoke impeding visibility. Imminent closure Prior to the fire, the beach bar's owners
National
M. SÁIZ-PARDO / C. REINO
...employee died in hospital on Wednesday. The explosion caused shock waves over a wide area and fire broke out at the plant. Initially local residents were told to stay indoors because of fear of toxic gas. However emergency services later said that it was