A significant disturbance occurred in the Colonia Madrid neighbourhood of Benidorm. On Tuesday May 6th, firefighters from the Provincial Fire Consortium in the tourism capital responded to Calle Alcalá in response to a fire that had originated on the balcony of a residence in a building that housed a gas cylinder.

A fire brigade vehicle, an urban fire engine, and a specialised high-rise rescue vehicle were used to transport firefighters to the location. An ambulance and paramedics were also activated as a precautionary measure, in addition to numerous Benidorm Local Police and National Police units.

The flames on the residence’s veranda caused damage to several private possessions. The safety valve of a cylinder ruptured as a result of the elevated pressure of the gas inside, which resulted in the formation of a blazing flame. The fire only resulted in material damage.

Thanks to the drone of the city’s Local Police Air Unit, firefighters were able to rapidly halt the progression of the fire by obtaining instantaneous images of the interior of the burned residence. This facilitated emergency coordination at the forward command post.

A 44-year-old motorcyclist was fatally injured in a traffic accident that happened on the Orihuela Costa yesterday afternoon, Wednesday May 7th. According to sources from the Civil Guard Traffic Department, the deceased was involved in a head-on collision with a vehicle while operating a motorbike.

At approximately 7 p.m., the fatal collision took place at kilometre 3,500 of the CV-941 in Dehesa de Campoamor, Orihuela Costa.

A 33-year-old electrician has been apprehended in Alicante on suspicion of attempting to defraud his neighbours by feigning a new power interruption. He falsely claimed he was addressing a recent power disruption and demanded €50 from each of his neighbours.

The incident occurred in the La Florida neighbourhood around 7:30 p.m. on April 29th, according to sources involved in the case. This instance occurred just 24 hours after the large-scale outage that impacted Spain and Portugal. The man, who had a criminal record, allegedly caused the neighbours’ power to go out by tampering with the building’s electrical panels that afternoon. He then restored the power and demanded money from his neighbours, alleging that the fuse had blown and that he had replaced it to restore the power.

Some of the defendant’s neighbours did pay the €50 he was requesting; however, one neighbour became suspicious and contacted the utility company, which warned him of a potential scam. In addition, a neighbour went down to the electrical panel and observed the neighbour tampering with the meter. The woman and her son confronted the electrician. The electrician broke a glass door in the entrance hall with his bare hands, and the neighbour’s son went upstairs as the argument escalated.

It appears that the electrician pursued him with the intention of extorting 50 euros for the purported work he had performed. Attempting to persuade her to open the door and receive payment, he proceeded to the second floor to call on the door where he believed he resided. However, he proceeded to the incorrect door and knocked on the door of a woman who resides with her 16-year-old Yorkshire terrier.

The electrician repeatedly banged on the door, shouting harsh insults and threats, including “I’m going to kill you,” according to witnesses. The elderly woman refused to open the door until the National Police arrived. The woman’s dog was so distressed by the circumstance that it jumped onto the terrace and died instantly.

The individual who allegedly assaulted this neighbour’s door, resulting in material damage, has a criminal record and was apprehended for alleged threats prior to appearing in court.