Around 80 boats worth millions of pounds potentially destroyed in Marbella blaze trends now
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An enormous fire at a storage facility in Marbella, Spain, has reportedly destroyed in excess of 80 boats.
Many of the vessels in the container at the La Bajadilla fishing port were worth millions of pounds, local sources say.
The emergency alarm sounded at about 7pm local time, and police, firefighters and ambulances were mobilised.
The entrance to the port was cordoned off but large crowds gathered as flames took hold of the building.
It's understood the facility, which belongs to Marina Marbella, is used for storage and boat repairs.
An enormous fire at a storage facility in Marbella, Spain, has potentially destroyed up to 100 boats
Local authorities remained on scene and got the blaze under control about 9pm
One local report, which has yet to be confirmed by officials, said about 80 boats between 20 and 40 feet-long were at the warehouse at the time it was engulfed in flames.
