AROUND 250 FIREFIGHTERS fought a wildfire raving “out of control” on Spain’s vacation island of Tenerife that required roadway closures and the evacuation of 5 towns today, authorities stated. The fire, which broke out on Tuesday night, was raving through a forested location with high gorges in the northeastern part of the island, part of the Canary Islands island chain off northwestern Africa. “The fire runs out control, the circumstance is not precisely really favorable,” the head of the local federal government, Fernando Clavijo, stated at a press conference in Tenerife late this night. “Our objective is for it to stop picking up speed. It was a really difficult day,” he stated. Around 250 firemens backed by 13 airplanes and helicopters, consisting of 3 sent out from mainland Spain, worked to include the fire in a location tough to reach, Clavijo stated. He stated the flames had actually up until now burned about 1,800 hectares (5,500 acres). The towns of Arrate, Chivisaya, Media Montana, Ajafona and Las Lagunetas were left on Wednesday early morning as a safety measure due to the fact that of thick smoke. Regional authorities have actually cut off roadways resulting in the mountains on the northeastern part of the island. “We ask that the population regard all these cuts,” stated the head of the island chain’s civil defense service, Montserrat Roman. The wildfire follows the Canary Islands were struck by a heat wave that has actually left numerous locations tinder dry, increasing the threat of wildfires. Heat waves have actually ended up being most likely due to environment modification, researchers state. As international temperature levels increase in time, heat waves are anticipated to end up being more regular. © Agence France-Presse
Firemens fight ‘out of control’ Tenerife wildfire that has actually burned through 5,500 acres
