Terrifying Inferno In Benalmadena Brought Under Control

A wildfire that collapsed retired connected Monday, September 1, successful nan Santángelo Oeste area of Benalmadena was wholly extinguished, according to nan Plan Infoca firefighting service. The occurrence was declared nether power astatine 4.30pm and afloat extinguished by 6pm, pinch technicians confirming nary consequence of re-ignition.

The siren astir nan blaze was first reported astir 12.10pm by Benalmadena Town Hall, and nan Plan INFOCA occurrence work started their activity pinch extinguishers, occurrence hoses and elemental shovels successful a scrubland area adjacent residential zones. Strong winds initially analyzable firefighting efforts, starring to postulation restrictions, roadworthy closures and nan removal of six homes connected Camino de las Canteras. Thankfully, though, nan occurrence was stabilised and brought nether power by 3pm.

Response efforts included 2 wildfire brigades, an operations technician, an biology officer, 2 groups of wood firefighters, a occurrence truck, and 2 helicopters (one ray and 1 medium-heavy), according to an INFOCA tweet. Benalmadena’s full firefighting unit and Civil Protection unit were besides quickly mobilised. After extinction, a squad of wood firefighters, an biology officer, and a occurrence motortruck remained on-site to show nan area and to analyse nan first cause.

Technicians from Benalmadena assembly had been moving successful nan area to trim backmost overgrowth of bushes and barren writer that had accumulated aft a peculiarly beardown rainy play earlier successful nan year, followed by utmost heatwaves which dried retired nan weeds, making them ripe for wildfire.