The First Major Fire of This Summer - RTN The Favourite Free Newspaper For The Costa Blanca, Costa Calida & Costa del Sol: "FIRE in the Sierra de Mijas this week is the first to hit the Costa del Sol this summer, and due to the terrain, the regional fire fighting force (INFOCA) had to mobilize 160 people including the fire brigades of Mijas, Fuengirola and Coin to bring the fire under control.
Only a week after the official start of the summer, we are deep into the period of greatest risk of fire. The fire originated in residential buildings in the hamlet of Puerto Colorado on Monday afternoon (28th), due to the difficult access it took until Tuesday to extinguish the flames. INFOCA crews were working throughout the night after aerial crews were withdrawn at last light.
At the time of going to press, two fire brigade forensic teams were still working to try to clarify the cause of the first major fire of the summer, although the provincial delegate for the Environment, Remedios Martel, confirmed that 'it seems that it was intentional”. Early estimates indicate that the flames razed about seven hectares of scrub and bush, municipal officials said.
The families of five nearby homes were alerted to the possibility that they may have to be evacuated due to the danger, but ultimately that was not necessary. However, as a preventive measure, the A-387 between km 7 and 9, was cut off for a short time."
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