The President of the Government of the Canary Islands, Ángel Víctor Torres, confirmed this Friday that the Civil Guard has opened an investigation to determine the causes of the Los Realejos fire
At a press conference, he commented that it is known when it started – after 10:00 in the Los Campeches area – but it is still unknown if it was “intentional”, although he remarked that two weeks ago there was an attempt “near there” at a crossroads of forest tracks.
So far the fire has destroyed more than 500 hectares of monteverde and pine forests, covers a perimeter of about 11 kilometers in the municipalities of Los Realejos, San Juan de la Rambla and La Guancha and has involved the evacuation of a hundred people.
They hope to control the Los Realejos fire in the next few hours
The Los Realejos firewhich this Thursday already affects three municipalities –Los Realejos, San Juan de la Rambla and La Guancha–, has burned more than 500 hectares and has a perimeter of about 11 kilometers.
The boss of Civil Protection and Emergency Attention Service of the Government of the Canary IslandsMonserrat Román, commented at a press conference that the fire is advancing west, towards the recreational and camping areas evicted this Thursday, with the advantage that, according to the information provided by the Cabildo’s drones, the flames are going towards the summit.
For now, no more evacuations are expected than the 60 people who left the camping areas and the 31 evicted in the upper area of San Juan de la Rambla as a precaution, even though a group of people have decided to self-evacuate and go to family homes. .
An operation of 250 people is working in the area, of which 150 act on the ground against fire – there has been a reinforcement of 20 more – with the support of ten aerial means, with four helicopters, two from the Cabildo and two from the Government, discharging water from early in the morning.
