A fire that started on the roof of a breakfast dining area at the Don Pepe Gran Meliá Hotel in Marbella, had to be extinguished last night by firefighters. The fire also affected a vegetated area, where some palm trees were burning. Despite the dramatic flames, it all ended in a scare and no one was injured. There was also no need to evacuate the guests, according to reports from the Andalusia Emergency Health Service 112.

The initial alerts to the coordination center were received around 3 in the morning. Witnesses reported a fire on the roof of the restaurant, located on a third floor. This prompted the activation of the Marbella firefighters and the Local Police. Upon their arrival, the teams confirmed that no evacuations were necessary because only the dining area's roof was damaged. Shortly after, the fire was controlled and extinguished.

The flames had reached several palm trees near the hotel. Just an hour later, the alarms went off again. The 112 received new alerts about a fire in some pine trees, located in a vegetated area around the site where the fire had initially started.

Around 4:15, the firefighters were already finishing up the tasks, declaring the fire extinguished, as later learned by the coordination center.

A hotel in Benalmádena forces the evacuation of almost 800 people

A few months ago, another fire occurred at a hotel in Benalmádena, but in that case, the guests had to be evacuated, although preventively. It had started, according to investigations at the time, on the roof of a poolside snack bar, with no personal injuries. Four hours later, the teams were still on site "cooling down some hot spots."

The fire affected the Polynesia hotel, within the Holiday World Resort complex, located on Avenida del Sol in the Arroyo de La Miel area. In total, 794 people had to be evacuated, who were initially relocated to other facilities of the same hotel complex, according to sources at the time. That night, just before 10:00 PM, the establishment reported that all guests had been able to return to their rooms.