Forest Fire Batters Malaga, Spain, prompts evacuation

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Thank You for sharing.
I wonder what kind of fire it was.

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You're welcome.

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The fire is believed to have originated at a farm that once belonged to Libya’s Colonel Gaddafi, land on which 1,900 homes and a golf course are projected but which is now being used mainly as a private hunting reserve.

The same area was already affected in September 2021 by what turned out to be the most destructive fire last year in Spain, when flames devastated almost 10,000 hectares in eight Málaga municipalities. https://www.thelocal.es/20220609/3000-evacuated-from-spains-costa-del-sol-as-huge-fire-rages-on/

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Hundreds evacuated as wildfire rages through Valencia

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More than 600 people have been evacuated from their homes in Valencia, Spain. This comes after an out-of-control fire burnt through some 1,400 hectares of forest.

A sleepless night for firefighters as the inferno affected several villages and towns, including the municipality of la Vall d'Albaida, where at least one house burnt down.

The flames even reached the border of the province of Alicante. According to the local authorities, the fire started "with a small outbreak" but the strong winds and recent draughts in the region caused it to spread rapidly.