Wildfire in Southern Spain Forces Town Evacuation, 3 Hurt

Wildfire in Southern Spain Forces Town Evacuation, 3 Hurt
A forest fire in Benahavis, Spain on June 8, 2022. Jon Nazca/Reuters
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BENAHAVIS, Spain—A wildfire in mountains in southern Spain has forced the evacuation of the center of the town of Benahavis, a district that is home to 7,000 people, and three firefighters were injured, authorities said.

The blaze started on Wednesday afternoon on the slopes of Pujerra mountain in the Sierra Bermejain, above the Costa del Sol, a magnet for British tourists on the Andalusia coast, Andalusia’s Wildfire Department (INFOCA) said on Twitter.