Benidorm burning

According to local reports cited by a news source, the blaze burned through several plots in Armanello.

According to the latest information from the

Provincial Fire Consortium of Alicante, the fire was still active at the time of going to press.

The fire had been burning in a series of plots that reportedly have a lot of rubbish piled up, including several abandoned mattresses as well as other disposed items.

The land where the fire started was reported to be in an open area near nightclubs.

Officials said no injuries had been reported so far.

Planes and helicopters, along with ground crews of firefighters were working on the scene to control the massive blaze.

More than 15 troops of firemen from Benidorm and Benissa rushed to the scene.

A video posted on Twitter by @rubencampi showed an aircraft of the fire department flying towards the massive cloud of smoke as it carried water.