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A WILDFIRE raged through the night next to homes and a motorway close to the Costa del Sol resort town of Marbella.

Emergency services received reports of a forest fire near the Bello Horizonte area at 8.20pm where residents of 40 houses were evacuated.

Residents of some 40 houses had to be evacuated on Thursday night
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Residents of some 40 houses had to be evacuated on Thursday nightCredit: Twitter
The fire burned perilously close to the AP-7 motorway
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The fire burned perilously close to the AP-7 motorwayCredit: EPA
Crowds of people looked on as the fire lit up the sky in Altos de Marbella
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Crowds of people looked on as the fire lit up the sky in Altos de MarbellaCredit: EPA
A view of the fire burning next to cars passing across a major road
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A view of the fire burning next to cars passing across a major roadCredit: Alamy Live News
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The fire burned perilously close to the AP-7 motorway and other major roads in the area just east of Marbella.

A Policia Nacional officer is so far the only known person to have been injured in the blaze after being treated for smoke inhalation.

It took a total of 70 firefighters to control the fire which was reported to be under control by 8am on Friday.

However, around 20 personnel were still on the scene the following morning, the Prevention and Extinction of Forest Fires of Andalusia reported.

Many residents removed their vehicles from the area and used hoses and other tools to set up a fire break.

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Luckily, the fire did not spread quickly due to a terrain of low scrub and few trees, combined with the disused motocross track that acted as a barrier.

Marbella Mayor Angeles Muñoz thanked emergency crews for their work in controlling the blaze.

The fire came just 24 hours after a fire in Estepona had been brought under control.

The blaze evicted 2,000 people from their homes and torched an area of around 330 hectares.

It took a total of 70 firefighters to control the fire which was reported to be under control by 8am on Friday
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It took a total of 70 firefighters to control the fire which was reported to be under control by 8am on FridayCredit: EPA
Flames leapt close to the road of major motorways 
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Flames leapt close to the road of major motorways Credit: Reuters
Some highways were blanketed by thick smoke
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Some highways were blanketed by thick smokeCredit: Reuters
A photo taken from inside a passing car shows the fire ripping across the horizon 
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A photo taken from inside a passing car shows the fire ripping across the horizon Credit: Reuters
Many residents removed their vehicles from the area
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Many residents removed their vehicles from the areaCredit: severe.weather-eu
Footage of the fire shows flames engulfing the skyline
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Footage of the fire shows flames engulfing the skylineCredit: severe.weather-eu
Emergency services received reports of a forest fire near the Bello Horizonte area at 8.20pm
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Emergency services received reports of a forest fire near the Bello Horizonte area at 8.20pmCredit: facebook.com/Marbellasequeja

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