Holidaymakers and residents evacuated in Costa del Sol fire
Thursday, October 31, 2013 @ 9:03 AM
A FIRE that swept through Benalmádena (Málaga) forced rescue workers to evacuate 40 holidaymakers from a hotel and several homes in the Higuerón district on Tuesday evening.
The A-7 motorway northbound was blocked off for several hours near the La Reserva del Higuerón restaurant and the evacuees had to be put up for the night in hotels further out of the area.
About 30 people in houses and flats on five streets had to flee their homes and all guests at the Hotel Spa El Higuerón were moved to the Hotel Torrequebrada out of town.
High winds and lack of daylight – given that the blaze broke out at around 18.15hrs – made firefighters' job even more difficult.
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