A forest fire in the Lagunas de la Mata Natural Park has been extingushed after firefighters worked throughout Saturday night to bring the fire under control.
19.5 hectares of land were burnt in the fire, which was reported on Saturday afternoon, and was initially treated as a vegetation fire, before being upgraded to a forest fire.
Three fire crews from Alicante along with four forest fire units and a helicopter were invovled in tackling the blaze, the cause of which is yet unknown.