Alarm raised by a large forest fire in Costa dels Pins

According to sources from the emergency services, the Mallorca Fire Brigade have mobilised teams from the fire stations of Arta, Manacor and Alcudia.Three aerial units, three fire engines, 24 firefighters, two technicians and three AMAS are in action.

The large cloud of smoke billowing from the forest area has raised the alarm among the neighbours and residents of Costa dels Pins, who have recorded the large fire with their mobile phones. "There's a blaze in the middle of it, my God," said one woman.

Residents of the area have explained that just this Tuesday Water Resources personnel were working on clearing the torrent in the forest. One of the theories being considered is that this could have been the source of the fire.