By Pepi Sappal • Published: 15 Jun 2020 • 23:04
Raging forest fire on the Costa del Sol results in a road closure. CREDIT: Twitter @Plan_INFOCA
IN addition, reinforcement had to be called out, according to INFOCA, the organisation responsible for extinguishing forest fires on the Costa del Sol. Firefighters from neighbouring Manilva and Estepona came to the rescue to help put out the blaze, which occurred in the Casares area of Jordana this evening.
The forest fire resulted in the road closure with access to the MA-8300 cut off to drivers. The blaze is now reported to be under control. Watch the video from INFOCA (Plan_INFOCA) below.
19.22 horas | 📽 #IFCasares desde el helicóptero MA-70, de la #BRICA de #Cartama. pic.twitter.com/Jjwwt0eC5X — INFOCA (@Plan_INFOCA) June 15, 2020
19.22 horas | 📽 #IFCasares desde el helicóptero MA-70, de la #BRICA de #Cartama. pic.twitter.com/Jjwwt0eC5X
— INFOCA (@Plan_INFOCA) June 15, 2020
Although Spain is used to forest fires, this year it’s at a much ‘higher risk’ of wide-spread wildfires this year, mainly as a result of drier weather, according to a recent EU report. #forestfires #wildfires #spain #costadelsol
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