Woman rescued from her balcony on the Costa Blanca as her home is “burned out”

Firefighters have rescued a woman who took refuge on her balcony in Santiago de la Ribera on the Costa Blanca as fire ripped through her home.

THE Consorcio de Extinción de Incendios y Salvamento de la Región de Murcia (CEIS) confirmed the house was “burned out” this morning.

The 112 emergency sergvices received a call at 11.26am from the homeowner, and Local Police, Guardia Civil, CEIS firemen and ambulance with medical personnel from the Civil Protection Service of the San Javier Town Hall were sent to the scene.

Firefighters rescued the woman and extinguished the fire, which started in the kitchen.

The affected woman did not need medical assistance but was reported to have been in shock.

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Tara Rippin

Tara Rippin is a reporter for Spain’s largest English-speaking newspaper, Euro Weekly News, and is responsible for the Costa Blanca region.
She has been in journalism for more than 20 years, having worked for local newspapers in the Midlands, UK, before relocating to Spain in 1990.
Since arriving, the mother-of-one has made her home on the Costa Blanca, while spending 18 months at the EWN head office in Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol.
She loves being part of a community that has a wonderful expat and Spanish mix, and strives to bring the latest and most relevant news to EWN’s loyal and valued readers.

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