Photo special: Forest fire in Nagüeles area of Marbella declared stabilised

Andalucía's specialist Plan Infoca forest fire brigade declared a wildfire in the Nagüeles area of Marbella, at around 5.15pm this Monday afternoon (22 July).

Around 100 professionals, 14 aircraft and 4 heavy fire-fighting vehicles worked at the height of the blaze before it was stabilised at 9pm. Members of both the Marbella fire station and Malaga's provincial brigade are working alongside the Junta's specialist Plan Infoca crews

The high temperatures and the wind have been complicating the firefighting work, in the air and on the ground.

Marbella council said that the town's firefighters have been present from the outset, as well as the Local Police, who are responsible for providing security to the entire perimeter, as some roads have been affected.

For now, no properties have had to be evacuated, but access to some homes in these areas has been cut off. At one point the AP-7 motorway was affected by heavy smoke from the forest fire, as was the Istán road.