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| Spanish firefighters tame fatal blaze on Costa del Sol | Spanish firefighters tame fatal blaze on Costa del Sol |
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| Spanish firefighters say they have tamed a wildfire that had threatened villages near the upmarket beach resort of Marbella, on the Costa del Sol, allowing about 4,000 evacuees to start returning to their homes and hotels. | Spanish firefighters say they have tamed a wildfire that had threatened villages near the upmarket beach resort of Marbella, on the Costa del Sol, allowing about 4,000 evacuees to start returning to their homes and hotels. |
| The fire, which broke out on Thursday, killed a 78-year-old man, and a couple in their fifties were treated for serious burns. An initial report that the dead man was British was dismissed by the Foreign Office, which said no British nationals were missing in the region. | The fire, which broke out on Thursday, killed a 78-year-old man, and a couple in their fifties were treated for serious burns. An initial report that the dead man was British was dismissed by the Foreign Office, which said no British nationals were missing in the region. |
| More than 400 firefighters and members of the military fought the flames overnight, using eight helicopters and planes to help drench the flames when they came close to several small towns. The threatened villages included Ojen, where most of the evacuees came from. | More than 400 firefighters and members of the military fought the flames overnight, using eight helicopters and planes to help drench the flames when they came close to several small towns. The threatened villages included Ojen, where most of the evacuees came from. |
| Officials reopened the road beteween Marbella and Ojen on Saturday morning and were allowing evacuees to return, said a spokeswoman for the government of the Andalucia region. The regional government said the body of a British man had been found in a tool shed near Ojen. | Officials reopened the road beteween Marbella and Ojen on Saturday morning and were allowing evacuees to return, said a spokeswoman for the government of the Andalucia region. The regional government said the body of a British man had been found in a tool shed near Ojen. |
| The fire started in the hills above Marbella and raced south and west through the countryside, fanned by strong winds and high temperatures. Unusually dry weather in Spain has resulted in wildfires burning thousands of hectares of land this summer, and temperatures have hit record highs in some regions. | The fire started in the hills above Marbella and raced south and west through the countryside, fanned by strong winds and high temperatures. Unusually dry weather in Spain has resulted in wildfires burning thousands of hectares of land this summer, and temperatures have hit record highs in some regions. |
| Last month thousands of people were evacuated from their homes in the Canary Islands, and in July four people died in fires in the border area between France and Catalonia, in north-east Spain. | Last month thousands of people were evacuated from their homes in the Canary Islands, and in July four people died in fires in the border area between France and Catalonia, in north-east Spain. |
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