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Green campaigners blame authorities' lack of attention for Nerja wildfire
Eugenio Cabezas
...incorrectly used for holiday rentals, instead of agricultural land, for some time. Woman arrested GENA said that a "large amount of woodland" had been destroyed, which "cannot be simply replaced by a reforestation programme". While the environmentalists ... this week, Guardia Civil officers arrested a Swedish woman for allegedly being responsible for the wildfire which started last Thursday (1 April). More than 60 specialist Infoca forest firefighters tackled the blaze that destroyed four hectares of ... pines and scrubland. Local Police, Guardia Civil and Civil Protection volunteers also responded to the incident as well as regular firefighters. The woman, who lives in a small rural house in the area, confessed to the police at the scene that she