The National Police arrested a third man this Monday allegedly related to the arson of a home in Manacor and death threats against its residents, in a case that investigators link to a possible revenge for an economic debt.

A considerably sized vessel caught fire this Friday afternoon in the Can Pere Antoni area, in Palma, causing a dense column of smoke visible from the coast.

A fire has burned a clothing store this Monday in Can Picafort, in the municipality of Santa Margalida. The fire has forced the evacuation of four homes and the commercial premises itself, according to Bombers de Mallorca.

Eight people have been injured to varying degrees this Thursday in the fire declared in a building in Cala de Bou, Ibiza. The alert was received at 2:37 p.m., according to SAMU 061.

On Wednesday, August 12, coinciding with the total solar eclipse, the Balearic Islands will face a day with a very high or extreme forest fire danger level in a large part of the territory. This is not just a consequence of high temperatures: the index used this year by the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) combines various meteorological and environmental factors to determine how favorable it is for a fire to occur and spread.

Emergency services declared extinguished this Sunday morning the forest fire declared on Saturday on the Puig de Son Muntaner, in Palma, near Son Rapinya. The fire burned a little more than half a hectare of pine forest and was definitively extinguished at 7:56 a.m., after having been stabilized on Saturday at 5:50 p.m.

The Mallorca Firefighters have controlled this Sunday a fire declared at the Mac Insular waste treatment plant, located in the municipality of Porreres.

Personnel from the Balearic Nature Institute (Ibanat) are acting on two forest fires of potential severity 0 in Bunyola, Mallorca. On one hand, a fire has been confirmed at Coll d'Honor at 08:20 and, on the other, two active outbreaks have been confirmed since 02:42 at Son Creus. At this latter point, 19 forest firefighters, 2 fire engines, and 1 environmental agent are working.

A fire originating in a sub-standard dwelling located in the Feixes area, specifically in Prat de les Monges, has forced a large emergency deployment in Ibiza this Monday. The Balearic Nature Institute (IBANAT) declared the fire as potential severity 1 at 2:45 PM, due to the proximity of the flames to homes, although the fire was stabilized shortly before 4:00 PM.

A fire declared this Sunday evening in a hotel in Magaluf, in the municipality of Calvià, forced the precautionary evacuation of the upper floors of the establishment. According to the Mallorca Firefighters, the fire caused no injuries and did not affect the rooms.

An agricultural fire that broke out this Thursday on Camí dels Reis, in Palma, has forced the closure of the metro line between this road and Parc Bit, in both directions.

Serious scare this morning in Montuïri. One of the two publicly owned small houses that the Consell de Mallorca has next to the Palma-Manacor road (Ma-15) and which, as it has become known today, had been occupied since the beginning of the year, suffered a spectacular fire that forced the mobilization of a large number of emergency personnel.

An Emaya gas truck caught fire this Thursday on Jaume III Avenue in Palma and affected several containers. Municipal and police sources have reported that the incident took place around 01:50 a.m. last night on the central street. Despite everything, there were no injuries.

Two Civil Guard agents who were off duty rescued a man early this morning who had been trapped in a fire that broke out in a dwelling in Cala Rajada, in the municipality of Capdepera. The fire started around 2:00 AM in an apartment located on the second floor of a building.

The fire declared late this Monday in the Son Fortesa area, in Puigpunyent, was controlled this Tuesday around 1:00 PM after affecting more than two hectares of pine forest, according to emergency services.

A fire in a residence in Inca on Wednesday forced the evacuation of 144 people, including residents and staff. The fire, which has now been extinguished, caused no injuries, although several people were treated at the scene for minor smoke inhalation.

The start of summer has been marked by fire in the Balearic Islands. In just two days, the Archipelago has registered six forest fires, while large parts of Mallorca and areas of Menorca remain on maximum alert for fire risk.

Several units of the Palma Fire Department have been acting since 1:00 PM this Monday in a fire that broke out on an agricultural plot, about 200 meters south of Parc Bit.

The first heatwave of the week leaves the Balearic Islands under meteorological warnings for extreme temperatures this Monday. The State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) has activated the orange alert in central Mallorca, where temperatures are expected to reach up to 39 degrees, while the rest of the archipelago remains on yellow alert for intense heat.

The Local Police of Palma arrested on June 18 a 56-year-old man as the alleged perpetrator of the fire of two containers on Gabriel Alzamora street. The agents also arrested him for having breached a court order that prohibited him from approaching within 500 meters of his mother's home.