By Cathy Elelman • Published: 06 Apr 2020 • 11:33
UNDER CONTROL: Firefighters had contained the blaze my mid-afternoon and completely out before midnight CREDIT: Ayuntamiento de Adra
A FIRE which broke out in Adra’s Las Albuferas Natural Reserve on Sunday lunchtime was extinguished by last thing at night. https://www.facebook.com/AytoAdra/videos/671984453567455/?t=6 Civil Protection volunteers were the first to get to the scene of the blaze, the local council reported, shortly followed by Poniente fire brigade and Infoca firefighting teams. They had the flames under control by about 4pm and completely out by around 11pm. CREDIT: Ayuntamiento de Adra The fire affected around four hectares of undergrowth. The causes of the blaze are under investigation.
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Cathy Elelman is the local writer for the Costa de Almeria edition of the Euro Weekly News.
Based in Mojacar for the last 21 years, Cathy is very much part of the local community and is always well and truly up on all the latest news and events going on in this region of Spain.
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