UPDATE: Benahavis Wildfire Still Active
More than 200 firefighters and aircraft worked overnight as strong winds and steep terrain drove the blaze toward homes, officials said.
- The Andalusian regional government declared the Benahavis wildfire 'stabilised' on Monday, September 14, downgrading the emergency to level 0 after crews contained rapidly spreading flames.
- Starting Sunday near the Ermita del Rosario, the fire spread rapidly through steep terrain driven by easterly winds with gusts reaching 50km/h, creating extremely complex conditions for suppression efforts.
- Over 200 firefighters and aerial units battled the blaze throughout the night, while three people were injured, including a 78-year-old man hospitalized with burns at Malaga Regional University Hospital.
- Regional Minister Antonio Sanz announced lifting lockdown restrictions for Benahavis residents on Monday, allowing evacuees from Montemayor Alto, La Coja, and Benahavis Hills to return home.
- Emergency teams continue 'consolidating' the perimeter and monitoring for flare-ups, though the fire scorched 300 hectares and no longer poses an immediate threat to residential properties.
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El consejero de Emergencias de la Junta de Andalucía, Antonio Sanz, ha anunciado este moons por la tarte que el incendio de Benahavís ha quedado estabilizado.
The work during the night allows to stop the advance of the fire, which is still active and against which more than 200 troops fight on the ground
The fire is still active and the estimated area is already over 300 hectares, but after the night's work it has been possible to stop the growth of the headThree wounded and 50 evicted by the fire in Benahavis (Málaga) that has forced to confine the municipality.The “favorable” evolution of the fire declared this Sunday in Benahavis (Málaga) has allowed the confinement of the neighbors of the urban center to be lifted, although the preventive di…
Fire in Benahavís still burning after night of intensive efforts to protect built-up areas
The regional minister for emergencies stressed that the priority is to protect the public and residential areas. The town was placed under lockdown on Sunday; a residential estate was evacuated and one person suffered burns while attempting to extinguish the fire and two members of Infoca were injured
The fire has already razed more than 300 hectares of forest in the town of Malaga, where the preventive distance of the residents of several urbanizations is maintained.
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