Six firefighters put out Torrevieja house fire, no injuries

Today's essentials (5 key points)

• A blaze that broke out on the second floor of a three-storey home on calle Santomera in Torrevieja was extinguished by early afternoon on Wednesday 2 September, leaving only material damage.
• The Costa Blanca stays partly cloudy on Wednesday, with temperatures between 23 and 30 degrees and a light breeze of up to 12 km/h, according to Open-Meteo.
• A man was arrested in Alicante after assaulting several police officers and forcing traffic to be cut off, TodoAlicante reports.
• Benidorm is holding its Pride festival from 1 to 6 September, with pool parties, a parade and a main-stage after-party, according to Life in Benidorm.
• In Alicante, a mural by local artist Miguel Angel Garcia on avenida Benito Perez Galdos was removed without the creator's consent, Informacion reports.

Today's essentials

Six firefighters put out Torrevieja house fire, no injuries. Six firefighters from the Torrevieja station brought a fire under control at a three-storey detached house on calle Santomera on Wednesday 2 September, with no one hurt and only material damage, according to the Consorcio Provincial de Bomberos de Alicante (reported by elperiodic.com and todoalicante.es).

What you need to know

• Towns affected : Torrevieja, in the province of Alicante, at a three-storey detached house at 17 calle Santomera.
• Roads closed or diverted : non communique a cette heure
• Official instructions : non communique a cette heure (nobody was inside the home when crews arrived, and no evacuation or perimeter was reported).
• Air quality : non communique a cette heure
• Official numbers & channels : 112 for general emergencies; the response was handled by the Consorcio Provincial de Bomberos de Alicante (Torrevieja station).
• Last updated : Intervention ended at 15h08 on Wednesday 2 September, according to todoalicante.es citing the Consorcio Provincial de Bomberos de Alicante.

Situation ongoing: this article will be updated.

Weather today

Mild and partly cloudy across the Costa Blanca. The Costa Blanca is partly cloudy on Wednesday, with temperatures between 23 and 30 degrees, a light breeze of up to 12 km/h and no rain expected, according to Open-Meteo, so light layers and normal outdoor plans are fine.

Transport & traffic

• Alicante airport, a 12-million-passenger gateway. Alicante-Elche airport is the Costa Blanca's main air gateway, having handled its 12 millionth passenger back in 2016, according to AlicanteOut, a sign of how tourism-dependent the region's connectivity has become. For residents, that scale is a mixed blessing: it means frequent, competitively priced links to the UK, Ireland and northern Europe year-round, but also that late-summer weekends can still bring crowded terminals and slower security lines. If you are flying out over the coming days, it is worth arriving early and checking your airline's app before setting off, since the airport's high volumes make delays and gate changes more likely at peak hours.
• Arrest in Alicante after officers assaulted, traffic cut. A man was arrested in Alicante after assaulting several police officers and forcing traffic to be stopped, TodoAlicante reports, in an incident that briefly disrupted circulation in the area. The source does not specify the exact location or how long the road was closed, so treat any onward journey through central Alicante with a little extra patience if you are driving in the coming hours. Incidents like this tend to clear quickly once officers reopen the lane, but they can still knock a few minutes off a tight schedule.

What's changing for you

• Fageca puts rural housing on the agenda. The inland village of Fageca, in the Marina Alta, is hosting the Jornadas de la Nova Ruralitat, putting access to rural housing at the centre of the debate, according to TodoAlicante. If you are among the growing number of foreign residents eyeing a move inland, away from the coast's prices, sessions like these are worth watching: they shape how village homes are bought, renovated and rented, and often flag local incentives for repopulating the interior. The source does not give the programme or dates, so check Fageca's town hall channels directly before planning to attend.
• Choosing a pre-university centre for your teen. Picking the right pre-university centre matters because the jump from school to university is one of the biggest transitions a student faces, and more centres now design dedicated spaces for this stage, according to La Marina Plaza. When you compare options, look beyond exam results: ask about class sizes, how much individual tutoring is offered, whether the timetable eases the shift to university-style independent study, and how the centre supports the selectividad. Visiting in person and talking to current students tells you more about the day-to-day atmosphere than any brochure, so book a tour before committing for the coming academic year.

Local news to know

• Alicante mural removed without the artist's consent. A mural by Alicante artist Miguel Angel Garcia, of the Doble13 collective, on the corner of calle Benito Perez Galdos and calle Tucuman, was erased without the creator's consent, Informacion reports.
• Ondara opens three safe school-walking routes. Ondara is rolling out three safe walking routes to school this academic year, with dedicated signage inspired by the Raboseta de Pamis, under the slogan "Anar a peu al cole, mola mes", according to La Marina Plaza.
• Where a boat trip from Alicante can take you. One of the perks of living in or visiting Alicante is easy sea access to Mediterranean destinations, with AlicanteOut highlighting the best spots you can reach by boat from the city.
• Benidorm Pride runs 1 to 6 September. Benidorm Pride 2026 takes place from 1 to 6 September, with a Pool Party, the N Divas Disco, a White Party, a parade and a Main Stage After-Party, according to Life in Benidorm.

Tonight and tomorrow, the Costa Blanca

• Late-summer nights still on in Benidorm. Benidorm's summer nightlife is winding down, with recent line-ups including the Benidorm Beach Festival at the Gran Hotel Bali, according to Life in Benidorm.

See the full agenda, tonight and tomorrow