The Government of the Canary Islands has declared the emergency at level 1 after the request of the Cabildo de Tenerife in the fire declared in the ravine of La Chajaña (Arico, Tenerife). It was around 11:00 when the first flames started, but several witnesses saw smoke in the area for an hour before. Specifically, the fire is found several kilometers from the town of El Bueno, a dispersed population nucleus. “At this time [a las 15:00] the population or any home is not in danger, “said the Councilor for Security of the Cabildo de Tenerife, Isabel garcia.
The mayor of the municipality, Sebastian Martin, has expressed his concern a few hours after the fire broke out: “surely much more reinforcement is going to be necessary, especially due to weather conditions; the wind that is blowing relatively strong and it is hot“In addition, the city council has activated the Municipal Emergency Plan.
The Cabildo of Tenerife and the Canary Islands Government they have displaced to the area three helicopters. They hope to incorporate quarter throughout the afternoon, just like a seaplane requested from the Military Emergency Unit. In addition to thirty people from the firefighting teams, as well as mother trucks for firefighters and a team of volunteer firefighters from Guía de Isora.
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