Fire destroys premises at Yumbo Centre in Gran Canaria

Up to seven premises at the Yumbo shopping centre in Playa del Ingles in Gran Canaria have been destroyed by a fire that broke out in one of the venues in a fire that started at 08:20 this morning (Monday, 6th May 2013). No one has been injured in the blaze. The cause of the fire is unknown at the moment. Four different fire crews attended the blaze using over 9,000 litres of water. The area affected is on the second floor under the mini-golf. Given the time of the start of the fire, all of the premises involved in the fire were empty.

Update : It is reported that a young British person has been arrested for questioning about the fire and it is alleged that he may have started the fire after an argument where he made a threat to the owner of one of the premises over his involvement in a firework display.