The media fighting against declared fire this Wednesday in La Laguna and that has spread to La Esperanza, they focus their efforts on ensuring that the flames do not exceed the Agua Garcia HighwayTF-226, and spread to a forest area with dense vegetation.
In statements to the Canarian Televisionthe mayor of El Rosario, Escolástico Gil, has indicated that “the important thing” at this time is that the fire does not exceed this “barrier” that forms the aforementioned road.
If it is achieved, Gil has said, “we will have saved the situation”, and if not “we would talk about bigger words”.
The wind hinders the work of extinction
The mayor of La Laguna, Luis Yeray Gutiérrez, explained that the wind is hindering the work of the extinguishing services and that the fire is expanding in the direction of the “changing” gusts that rekindle the flames that at times seemed extinguished.
As for the evicted people, around 25which have been sent to the municipal sports center, the mayor of El Rosario has said that it has been done as a precaution and at the request of the technicians of the Cabildo de Tenerife, which has declared a level 1 fire alert.
The mayor of La Laguna has transmitted “a message of calm” and has relied on the “good work” of the media deployed in the area.
