The efforts to extinguish the Tenerife forest fire have been carried out during the night without relevant incidents despite the strong gusts of wind in the upper area of Santa Úrsula and La Orotava.
The night has been “calm,” according to sources from the emergency services, who have recalled that 94 ground personnel, including forestry brigades and the Military Emergency Unit, have worked to contain the fire.. It is expected that the nine aerial means that already worked yesterday will be incorporated first thing in the morning, as well as the ground operation made up of 120 ground troops..
Also at 10:00 a.m. the meeting of the steering committee for monitoring the fire is scheduled to decide, among other aspects, on the situation of the 3,200 evacuated people..
The fire, which affects the upper area of the municipalities of Santa Úrsula and La Orotava, is a reactivation of the forest fire that broke out on August 15 in Tenerife and although it was controlled on September 11, it has not been able to be extinguished..
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No significant incidents were reported overnight.
Today 120 ground troops and nine helicopters will participate in the aerial device
➡️After the coordination meeting scheduled for 10:00 a.m., the information will be updated pic.twitter.com/Hcrm4ZWWc4
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The high temperatures that have been recorded in the Canary Islands in recent days, as well as the wind, have led to reactivations of the fire, especially on the northern side of the island..