Officials says southern Spain wildfire stabilised

Officials said people who had been evacuated could return home (Gregorio Marrero/AP)

As Spain braces for soaring temperatures this weekend, officials said a wildfire in southern Spain that forced the evacuation of 2,000 people was stabilised and closer to being brought under control.

The fire west of the coastal resort town of Marbella has burned 2,150 hectares (5,000 acres) of mountain terrain since Wednesday.