2016 Javea forest fire

August 20252016 forest fire The 2016 Javea forest fire was a forest fire which occurred in Spain in early September 2016 near Javéa and Benitachell around 50 km north of Benidorm, burnt more than 800 hectares and destroyed at least twenty homes in the area between Granadella and Javea. Authorities later stated it was likely to have been started deliberately.August 2025 Cause Although the fire started on one of the hottest recorded days of the year, multiple news outlets reported the possibility of arson attacks,Alexandra Sims https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/benidorm-fire-hundreds-evacuated-holiday-villas-spain-east-coast-javea-xabia-a7226001.html Benidorm fire: Hundreds evacuated from holiday villas The Independent 4 September 2016 19 September 2017 10 May 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170510170843/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/benidorm-fire-hundreds-evacuated-holiday-villas-spain-east-coast-javea-xabia-a7226001.html live and Valencia emergency service officials stated concerns that the fire could have been started deliberately.http://www.elmundo.es/comunidad-valenciana/alicante/2016/09/05/57cd89e1e2704e53128b4654.html El incendio en Jávea arrasa más de 800 hectáreas y deja miles de desalojados en la zona El Mundo EFE 6 September 2016 Spanish 30 November 2016 30 November 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161130111216/http://www.elmundo.es/comunidad-valenciana/alicante/2016/09/05/57cd89e1e2704e53128b4654.html live Response Officials at the time stated more than 200 firefightershttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-37273803 Spain forest fires force evacuation of residents and tourists BBC News 5 September 2016 21 June 2018 21 October 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171021202214/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-37273803 live had to be deployed to tackle the fire, supported by firefighting aircraft and military units. Evacuations More than 800 hectares burnt, and at least twenty homes were destroyed. Due to the severity of the fire and the speed with which it spread, more than 1000 people were evacuated from the Javéa area. References Category:Wildfires in Spain Javea forest fire Category:History of the Province of Alicante Category:2016 in the Valencian Community Category:2016 disasters in Spain Category:2016 fires in Europe