A hundred troops have worked on the ground throughout the night of this Friday, July 22, to contain the Los Realejos fire declared on Thursday, July 21, in the Los Campeches area and that it has also reached San Juan de la Rambla, as reported by the Emergency and Security Coordination Center of the 112 Canary Islands.
The ten aerial means of the device, such as nine helicopters and the Air Tractor with retardant liquid, return to work on the area affected by the Los Realejos fire.
The boss of Civil Protection and Emergency Attention Service of the Government of the Canary IslandsMontserrat Román, has stated that the fire is advancing that the work has focused on protecting the right flank: “The fire has advanced in this area, although it has been contained.”
Román has recognized that in the west it has advanced, with 500 hectares affected: “The action of the drones has been very important, detecting the hot spots. The right flank has advanced, but the wind is blowing normally, they are areas that are not very, very hot. We hope to give good news throughout the day.”
On the first day of this forest fire, 31 people had to be evacuated in San Juan de la Rambla. In any case, as a precaution, the Red Cross has organized a camp with 50 places in the municipal pavilion.
