Wildfire declared 'stabilised' in Estepona after residents evacuated
Teams from the Junta de Andalucía's specialist Plan Infoca forest fire unit and Malaga's provincial brigade are continuing their efforts in the area to extinguish the blaze
A forest fire broke out in the Valle Pederín area, in the Costa del Sol municipality of Estepona, at 1.46pm hours this Friday, according to Andalucía's EMA emergency agency sources.
The specialist Plan Infoca brigade deployed a fire engine, three aircraft and four groups of forest firefighters, two BRICA brigades of reinforcements against fires, three operations technicians (TOP) and an environmental agent. Several teams from the Estepona fire station were also sent to the scene. At 4.50pm it was declared "stablised".
🗓️ 05/09/2025 🕗 14.20 h
— EMA INFOCA (@Plan_INFOCA) September 5, 2025
🔴 ACTIVO | Incendio en #Estepona, #Málaga#IFEstepona, en paraje Valle Pederín
MEDIOS:
🚁 1 ligero, 1 semipesado, 1 pesado
👩🚒 4 grupos de bomberos forestales, 2 #BRICA, 3 #TOP, 1 #AAMM
🚒 1 autobomba pic.twitter.com/Ao7K4OU0ot
Local Police sources in Estepona told SUR that the fire broke out in the upper part of Parque Antena and spread to two other areas due to the strong gusts of wind in the area, specifically Camino de la Resinera and Urbanización Coto de la Serena. Although there has been an evacuation of some residents as it is a densely populated area, no homes have been affected although several private vehicles have, according to sources.
In addition, the Selwo Hills residential development was also affected by the fire due to strong winds, as was the area surrounding the orthodox church on Avenida Parque Selwo.
