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ISSUE NO. 1705
8 - 14 March 2018
COSTA BLANCA NORTH
Newspaper in Spain 2018
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Batter down the hatches by Karl Smallman Firefighters and police are probing an ‘explosion’ at Dave’s Chippy in Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca. There are reports of one person having minor injuries after a gas bottle is believed to have ‘exploded.’ The popular chip shop is located in the resort’s Avenida de Cuenca. It adjoins Calle Ibiza, in Benidorm, the area that went into lockdown this morning after a suspected gas leak. It is not known if the incidents are linked, but there were
Fire fright A WOMAN of 52 and her 16-year-old son were trapped after curtains caught fire on the first floor of their house on the outskirts of Sax. Soon rescued by the fire brigade, both suffered mild smoke inhalation although the woman also had a panic attack.
gas bottles lined up on the pavement at the scene of the chip shop blast. All the bars that were closed in Calle Ibiza earlier have now reopened. This follows a suspected gas leak which was reported in the popular Costa Blanca holiday hotspot resulting in the temporary closure of several bars. The incident was reported in the Calle Ibiza area - which includes Bobbys Bar, Shooters, Rose & Crown and The Dog House. All bars in the vicinity were closed and people were told to avoid the area.
Credit: The Dog House Benidorm
One injured in chip shop ‘explosion’
‘EXPLOSION’: Gas bottles outside Dave’s Chippy.
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