7,700 hectares have been destroyed by the fire in the Sierra Bermeja mountain range in the province of Malaga during the last five days.
– We are facing the most complex fire the forest fire crews have seen in recent years, says Juan Sánchez, who heads the forest fire service in the region of Andalucía.
A firefighter has lost his life in connection with the extinguishing, and around 2,600 people have been evacuated so far. The area affected by the fire has doubled in the last two days.