BREAKING: Photos show fire spreading on Costa del Sol

PICTURES have emerged on social media which appear to show a wild fire spreading up a mountain in the Mijas area of the Costa del Sol.

Photographs posted to a local Facebook group showed the fire near to houses. Comments suggested it broke out in the El Higueron area and that it may have begun in a timber yard.

Andalucia’s Plan INFOCA wild fire agency has declared that the fire has broken out. A fire engine and a helicopter have been dispatched to tackle the blaze.

DECLARADO #IFBenalmádena, #Málaga, en paraje El Higuerón. Medios desplegados: 22 #BomberosForestales, 1 #TOP, 1 #AAMM, 1 autobomba y 1 helicóptero de transporte y extinción pic.twitter.com/HtnojBMxzp

— INFOCA (@Plan_INFOCA) June 13, 2019