Massive inferno rips through water park in Costa Del Sol as slide goes up in flames & smoke seen for miles

A MASSIVE inferno ripped through a Brit-favourite water park in Costa Del Sol after a slide went up in flames.

The blaze broke out during renovation works, with plumes of thick black smoke visible for miles.

The waterpark going up in flames
The waterpark going up in flamesCredit: Jam Press
A plume of smoke was visible for miles after a waterpark in a popular holiday spot went up in flames
A plume of smoke was visible for miles after a waterpark in a popular holiday spot went up in flamesCredit: Jam Press
Plumes of thick black smoke erupted from the blaze
Plumes of thick black smoke erupted from the blazeCredit: Jam Press

The gargantuan fire began at a slide called the Speed Racer – leading to an unbelievable inferno.

The fire brigade believes it was caused by a spark during welding work.

No injuries have been reported – but the material damage is said to be extensive.

At the water park, the Speed Racer, also known as the enclosed aqua tube slides, was ruined and turned into an eight-lane high-speed multi-racer slide.

Firefighters were dispatched to Aqualand in Torremolinos, Benalmádena, and Málaga.

It took them about an hour to put out the inferno, whose column of smoke was visible for miles along the Costa del Sol.

Traffic jams were reported as drivers slowed down to gawp at the disaster.

The emergency services received about 50 calls in connection with the blaze.

The renovation work was being carried out to coincide with Aqualand’s 40th anniversary.

The Speed Racer is located opposite the park’s star, Kamikaze, which, at 72ft, is the highest water slide in Europe.

World’s tallest waterslide

The Kamikaze attraction is also due to be renovated, as reported by NeedToKnow.

Torremolinos is popular with British holidaymakers, with more than 10,000 visitors in February alone.

The Mayor, Margarita del Cid, conveyed on social media that people united to rapidly manage the fire. The flames are currently being extinguished, and no injuries or damage beyond the park were reported.

An investigation into the blaze is reportedly underway.

No injuries have been reported in the massive blaze
No injuries have been reported in the massive blaze
People stood to watch the blaze
People stood to watch the blazeCredit: Jam Press
The fire brigade arrived to put out the massive fire
The fire brigade arrived to put out the massive fireCredit: Jam Press
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