The president of Malaga Province, Elias Bendodo, told local television that around 600 people including foreign tourists had been evacuated from Competa.

 

"The fire forced the precautionary evacuation of houses," the regional government said in a statement, adding that around 200 people participating in a traditional festival were also moved from the path of the blaze. The fire also threatened areas of the Sierras de Tejeda national park before being brought under control, authorities said.