The air quality as a result of the forest fire that has affected Tenerife since last Tuesday continues to be very unfavorable in 17 municipalities on the island, and especially in Los Realejos, La Orotava and Arafo. The Emergency and Security Coordination Center (Cecoes) 112 recalls in a statement that the smoke from forest fires is made up of a mixture of gases and small particles that are emitted by the combustion of vegetation and other materials.
Specifically, the air quality is very unfavorable in the north of the island, in addition to Los Realejos and La Orotava, in El Sauzal, La Matanza de Acentejo, La Victoria de Acentejo, Santa Úrsula, Puerto de la Cruz, Buenavista del Norte , Los Silos, Garachico, Icod de los Vinos, La Guancha and San Juan de la Rambla. In the south, apart from Arafo, the quality is very unfavorable in Candelaria and Güímar.
The Canary Islands 1-1-2 Emergency and Security Coordination Center (CECOES 1-1-2) explains that the sensitive population are people with previous respiratory or cardiac diseases, such as asthma, chronic bronchitis and emphysema, children, pregnant women and the elderly, people who perform intense physical activity and people with reduced mobility.
The symptoms that can be experienced are coughing, irritation of the eyes, nose or throat; shortness of breath deeply, chest discomfort, palpitations, fatigue; aggravation of symptoms in people with previous respiratory or cardiac diseases.
In addition, Cecoes recommends that the affected population avoid staying outside and carrying out intense or prolonged physical activities, close doors, windows, if you have air conditioning, put it in recirculation mode and with clean filters, outside recommends the use of an FFP2 mask to avoid respiratory problems and protect the eyes as much as possible, wash them if necessary and be attentive to the instructions they receive from the civil protection authorities.
