Firefighters at the scene on Tuesday evening @Plan_INFOCA

Watch as firefighters continue efforts to control Benahavís wildfire

Plan Infoca specialists rushed to the scene in the Malaga municipality after the blaze was reported at around 9pm on Tuesday evening, 15 November

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MALAGA.

Tuesday, 15 November 2022 | Updated 16/11/2022 07:50h.

More than 30 specialist firefighters from the Junta de Andalucía's Plan Infoca brigade continue to tackle a wildfire declared in the Malaga municipality of Benahavís just after 9pm on Tuesday evening, 15 November.

#IFBenahavís, activo. Zona camino de Campanes.

Actualizamos medios:
32 bomberos forestales y 1 agente de medio ambiente.
2 vehículos pesados de extinción. pic.twitter.com/hLP8E63mq6
INFOCA (@Plan_INFOCA) November 15, 2022

Infoca sent two groups of firefighters to the scene in the Campanes road area and regular firefighters from the Malaga provincial brigade also attended.

Update:

At midnight on Tuesday, Plan Infoca declared that the forest fire was "stabilised" and that the ground crews were continuing their efforts to stablise it before, finally extinguishing the blaze.

DECLARADO #IFBenahavís (Málaga).
MEDIOS:
2 grupos de bomberos forestales y 1 agente de medio ambiente.
2 vehículos pesados de extinción. pic.twitter.com/kQdsPH9xcY
INFOCA (@Plan_INFOCA) November 15, 2022