Big scare in Benidorm on Sunday night. A severe fire broke out in a workplace located on the ground floor of a building in the La Gavina passage, fronting Levante beach. The heavy smoke left by the flames caused the building to be evacuated. Only material damage occurs, without causing any injuries.
According to Alicante Provincial Firefighters Consortium sources, the fire started at around 22.18 at a facility located in the lower part of the Ronda building in Benidorm. The fire broke out for an unknown reason, “it was at a very advanced stage” When troops arrived on the scene from the Marina Baixa park in the tourist capital.
The flames “engulfed a large part of the building” due to the materials found there. Fire crews started the necessary work to control the fire, which grew in a short time. It caused “the collapse of the metal structure of part of the commercial buildings” According to the same sources, “it did not cause any injuries to fire crews” who were withdrawn as a precaution. A headquarters vehicle supported by several urban pumpers and a main vehicle with a water tank capacity of 11,500 liters went to the scene.
Meanwhile, Benidorm Local Police and National Police agents were responsible for evacuating residents of the Ronda building as a preventive measure since the start of the fire. “it emitted a huge column of smoke.” Firefighters emphasized that “only material damage occurred in a few establishments and no one was injured during the development of the emergency in question.” However, as a precaution, many ambulances were sent to the scene.