SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Aug. 2 (EUROPA PRESS) –
The outbreak of forest fire declared this afternoon in the municipality of El Rosario has been stabilized at 4:30 p.m. and aerial and ground means continue to act in the area, as reported by the Cabildo de Tenerife.
The fire originated in an agricultural area on Las Rosas street, in La Esperanza, and has generated a significant column of smoke, so the necessary emergency resources were immediately activated.
Land and air resources from the Cabildo de Tenerife, members of the Firefighters Consortium and air resources from the Government of Spain traveled to the scene. It is an area with orchards with lots of vegetation and scattered housing.
It should be remembered that the General Directorate of Security and Emergencies of the Government of the Canary Islands maintains the alert situation due to the risk of forest fires in Tenerife since Monday.
Consequently, the Cabildo activated grade 1 measures for the prevention of forest fires, such as the prohibition of the cultural use of fire and recreational use, among others.
