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juan soto
More than a thousand homes in Malaga city and the eastern part of the province went without power on Wednesday morning as a result of two unrelated incidents affecting the electricity supply. The most significant was caused by a fire in a
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fernando torres
A fire on the Guadalhorce industrial estate on the outskirts of Malaga city raged through a unit on Tuesday afternoon, sending up a large column of smoke, visible from several kilometres away. The 112 emergency hotline received various calls at ... http://www.brightcove.com/brightcove/diariosur/6197986055001/edit?source=brightcove&medio=diariosur&id=6197986055001&name=Un%20incendio%20afecta%20a%20una%20nave%20en%20el%20pol%C3%ADgono%20Guadalhorce%2C%20en%20M%C3%A1laga%20capital&description=&linkURL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.diariosur.es%2Fmalaga-capital%2Fincendio-afecta-nave-poligono-6197986055001-20201006142401-vi.html&duration=53120 videobrightcove6197986055001 Pedro J. Quero The plot from which the fire originated is an industrial unit where ... of land next to the burnt-out plot and the owners have been following the fire closely to avoid any risk to the animals. Infoca, the agency specialising in forest fires, was notified because of the flames' proximity to Malaga Airport and an area of
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Ground tests are under way on the land that will shortly become Mijas' new fire station. Shoppers at the Parque Miramar have become accustomed to seeing the work in recent weeks as the land is prepared between the retail park stores and the A-7 Coín ... road junction, in Las Lagunas. The land covers 6,000 square metres and two facilities will be built on it; an emergency training centre and the fire engine shed itself. "The drilling in different parts of the site tells us what the quality of the ... earth is like, in order to carry out the construction properly," said José Carlos Martín, local councillor for Infrastructure. "With the new fire station, we can take a leap forward in the quality of service, as we can acquire new equipment that
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fernando torres
A couple have been arrested over their role in the fire which spread to the Laguna Village shopping and leisure complex in Estepona on Saturday afternoon. Those arrested are a man and a woman, 43 and 51, respectively, of Spanish nationality. They ... near the river Padrón caused the fire which was spread rapidly by the wind. see more In context Laguna Village shopping complex 'burned to the ground' in forest fire Photo gallery 1 Flames engulf popular beachside leisure spot Photo ... to the investigations. Burned 'to the ground' The fire, which took more than 24 hours to extinguish, spread rapidly from this cabin north of the A-7 to the Laguna Village complex where the buildings' roofs were made of wood. Witnesses said that
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Police investigating the forest fire which burned the beachside Laguna Village shopping and leisure complex "to the ground" on Saturday believe that the blaze may have been started deliberately. This is according to SUR sources who add that no ... arrests have yet been made. The fire, which was declared at around 2pm on Saturday was not completely extinguished until 3pm on Sunday, with firefighters working around the clock and against the elements to contain the spread. The specific ... circumstances in which the fire started are still unclear but what is known is that the flames originated in the area of the river Padrón, near an area known as Prado World to the north of the A-7. Strong gusts of wind caused it to move southwards, crossing the
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fernando torres / europa press
...them south, setting fire to one of the buildings in the Laguna Village complex, where the roofs are made of wood. According to witnesses, the flames then carried from one building to another, helped by the wind, before reaching the Kempinski hotel. ... According to the mayor of Estepona, José María García Urbano, this left the shopping centre "completely burned to the ground" but "no has one suffered injuries". Urbano has also confirmed that the fire has been "contained", but not yet extinguished, but
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Fernando TORRES
...when police were involved. In 2017, a fire grenade was thrown into the building causing substantial damage to the ground floor, although the hotel was closed at the time. Neighbours have also frequently complained about noisy outdoor parties with
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...arrested over their possible role in the fire which destroyed the popular beachside complex outside Estepona last Saturday were provisionally released by a judge on Thursday. Those held were a man and a woman, 43 and 51, respectively, of Spanish ... Padrón river caused the fire, which was fanned by the wind across to the beach side of the A-7 coastal motorway. The rough structure was 'hooked up illegally' to the mains around 100 metres away by the couple, with power cables running along the ground,
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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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Police have been searching inside the fire-damaged Sisu Boutique Hotel in Puerto Banús this week, looking for clues as to the cause of the devastating blaze there last Friday morning. A 30-year-old French guest died in the dramatic fire, visible ... from most of Marbella. Forensic experts were inside the badly damaged building and grounds on Monday, combing the site for evidence. Second fire at a hotel mired in a complex ongoing legal dispute The investigators are working with the so-far ... confidential initial findings of Marbella fire brigade after they had damped down the final flames last Friday. Sources said that the investigators used a drone to overfly the site, trying to ascertain if the deadly blaze had been started deliberately or was