Although they assured that the fire “is stabilized”, firefighters will continue working at the scene of the fire throughout the night.
A strong fire in the northeast of the spanish island of Tenerifein the Canary Islands, caused 3,000 people to have to be evacuated. fire personnel continue working on site and they assured that they will continue “throughout the night.”
Nails 2,400 people were evacuated as a precaution in the city of Saint Ursula and others 600 more from the city of La Orotavastated on Facebook the vice president of the regional government, Lope Afonso.
“The firefighting teams will continue working all night“he added from his social network account X, where he was seen working at the Coordination Center for the Island Operation against Forest Fires.
In addition, they brought peace to Spain and reported that the fire “it is stabilized”. They added that they will be “pending its evolution” to see When will it be possible to “go to the relocation of the neighbors”explained Blanca Pérez, counselor in charge of emergencies, according to the AFP agency.
Images broadcast on television showed water bomber helicopters fighting the fire.
Fires in Tenerife: the Canary Islands have already been affected by fire
The island had already been affected by forest fires last August and on that occasion they had to evacuate about 12,000 people.
The August Fires They devastated 7% of the island’s surface, 2,030 km2.
In 2022, some 500 fires devastated some 3,000 km2 in Spain, a continental record, according to the European Forest Fire Information System.
Source: Ambito
