An investigation has been launched after an infamous beach club in Spain burned to the ground, in a blaze that took firefighters all night to extinguish.
Emergency services were first called to the Kokun Ocean Club in Torremolinos - which shut during the Covid-19 pandemic after footage of a DJ spitting alcohol at clubbers emerged - just after midnight, at 00.30am on November 17.
Reportedly, a huge fire erupted around the promenade of the Costa del Sol resort, and both police and firefighters were dispatched to the scene.
Torremolinos fire chief Alfonso Ric said: "We mobilised all our crews and we were working for three or three and a half hours until it was extinguished."
Firemen were unable to prevent the bar from being completely burnt to a crisp by the flames, as its structure is largely made of wood.
The area had closed for the low season around a month ago, as is customary by hoteliers in the area once the tourist season finishes.
No injuries have been reported as the club was empty at the time of blaze - which was so large that it was visible all over the town and from different points of the coast.
Firefighters were reportedly still working at the scene later in the morning of November 17 to douse the structure, in case a piece of ash or a spark caused a new fire that could damage surrounding buildings.
It currently remains unclear what caused the blaze, but police have confirmed that they are investigating.
During the coronavirus pandemic, shocking footage emerged of a DJ from Les Castizos, Fali Sotomayor, spitting Jagermeister over revellers at the packed club.
In the video, taken by a clubber, the tattooed DJ spits the alcohol, and then proceeds to recklessly passes the bottle round so revellers could take turns to sip the herbal liqueur.
Following this incident, he apologised.
Speaking on behalf of promoter Les Castizos, which he forms part of, the Malaga-born music man said: “We accept total responsibility for this incident and are ashamed and sorry about what happened.
“Kokun Ocean Club is in no way responsible for our actions and totally respected social distancing.”
Admitting he had acted “irresponsibly” he added: “We feel indebted to the thousands of colleagues, artists, members of the public and other people who feel upset about what they’ve seen.”
And at the time, a spokesman for Malaga hotel association Mahos added: “This shows a totally negligent attitude in what is a pandemic.
“We will never defend such an attack on public health.”
