Fire Breaks Out In El Chaparral, Mijas – Sixth Fire In Malaga Region In 48 Hours

A wildfire has surgery retired successful El Chaparral, Mijas, adjacent nan nudist formation by nan A-7 road, making it nan sixth wildfire successful Malaga state complete nan past 2 days.

Firefighters worked done nan nighttime to incorporate a blaze, which was reported successful nan Mijas Golf urbanisation area. The Infoca firefighting work declared nan occurrence stabilised astatine 1.30am and afloat controlled by 7.25am connected Sunday, July 13. A squad of wood firefighters, an biology agent, and a occurrence motor stay on-site for last containment efforts.

In Benalmadena a occurrence collapsed connected Saturday, July 12 connected Maestro Trujillo Avenue, successful nan northbound of Tivoli. The ex-workers who stay connected telephone to watch complete nan parkland notified nan emergency services. This was nan 2nd occurrence successful 2 weeks astatine nan site.

The play has been challenging for Malaga’s firefighting teams, pinch beardown winds reaching 50-60 km/h fuelling wildfires crossed nan province. The first occurrence erupted connected Friday astatine 7.40pm successful El Paraíso, Villanueva de la Concepción, requiring 10 aerial units and crushed crews. Despite fierce winds, it was extinguished by 9pm connected Saturday. Another occurrence successful Álora’s El Aljibe area, reported astatine 10.15pm Friday, was tackled by 3 firefighting groups and extinguished soon after. In Casares, a occurrence astatine nan Costa del Sol Environmental Complex was reported by Mayor Juan Luis Villalón connected societal media. Lastly, a blaze successful Moclinejo’s Los Bellacos area, declared astatine 12.15pm Saturday, was stabilised wrong 45 minutes pinch nan assistance of 2 Super Puma helicopters, a ray aircraft, and aggregate crushed units.

The bid of fires reveals nan heightened wildfire consequence successful Malaga amid beardown winds and barren conditions, pinch firefighting teams moving tirelessly to protect nan region. The existent problems come, though, erstwhile resources are dispersed bladed arsenic was nan lawsuit successful Mijas, 2022.