Emergency
Alicante Fire Brigade renews its port base and shortens emergency response by 30 minutes
The Fire Prevention, Extinction, and Rescue Service (Speis) of the Alicante Council has completed a comprehensive remodelling of its operational base in the...
Couple arrested in Alicante for leaving their children, ages one, three, and six, home alone
After leaving their three children, aged one, three, and six, alone for several hours, a 29-year-old man and his 27-year-old wife were arrested in Alicante...
Two rescued from a burning car after an accident on the N-332
A traffic accident on the N-332, approximately eight metres from the junction with the AP-7, near the municipality of Altea (Alicante), resulted in the rescue...
Cartagena gets its first ambulance for Protection Civil
Cartagena Council has acquired its inaugural Basic Life Support (BLS) ambulance for the Protection Civil. José Ramón Llorca, Councillor for Citizen Security,...
A boat propeller cuts off a swimmer’s foot in Javea
In Granadella Cove, Javea, a 60-year-old male sustained severe injuries to his right foot as a result of a boat propeller. The haemorrhaging was promptly...
Guardia Civil investigating a lorry driver for exceeding the alcohol limit by six times
The driver of a heavy goods vehicle was intercepted and investigated by the Guardia Civil after being observed driving on the A-30 motorway...
One injured in a spectacular fire at a mechanic’s shop in Alicante
A mechanic’s store in the Los Ángeles neighbourhood of Alicante was the site of a significant fire that erupted this afternoon. Firefighters have...
Minor arrested for assault on a national police officer in Elche
A 17-year-old boy has been arrested in Elche as the alleged perpetrator of the violent assault on a National Police officer that took place in the Carrús...
37 loggerhead turtles hatch on Benidorm beach
A “unique moment” occurred on Wednesday night, August 6th, at Levante beach in Benidorm, Alicante: the birth of several dozen loggerhead turtles,...
Body of a man found off the coast of Torrevieja
On Wednesday, August 6th, a man’s corpse was discovered off the coast of Torrevieja, Alicante. The body of a man wearing a swimsuit and diving apparatus...
