SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Aug. 25 (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Cabildo de Tenerife maintains the prohibition of making fires in recreational areas and of traveling along the tracks and forest trails of the municipalities affected by the forest fire.
The island corporation maintains grade 3 measures activated in said municipalities, which means, in addition to the aforementioned restrictions, the prohibition of staying in the mountains and making fire outdoors (bonfires, stoves, barbecues, gas stoves); pyrotechnic displays and the use of machinery and tools that cause sparks.
In addition, it will not be possible to circulate with motor vehicles on forest tracks for recreational purposes and camping areas and campsites continue to be closed, collects a note from the corporation.
For the rest of the municipalities, grade 2 measures are applied, which contemplate the prohibition of making fires in recreational areas, camping areas and campsites, burning agricultural or forest residues and bonfires.
Likewise, hunting activity continues to be suspended and work with machinery or tools is prohibited, as well as the use of elements that can generate sparks in agricultural or forest spaces, such as brushcutters and welding equipment.
Similarly, sporting events and pilgrimages on tracks and forest trails and off-road are not allowed.
The Natural Environment Minister, Blanca Pérez, points out that “the fire is not controlled, so it is necessary that the public continue to comply with the instructions issued by the firefighting department.”
Thus, he indicates, “we recommend that the population not access or remain in the forest areas of the island of Tenerife and that they exercise extreme precautions throughout the island territory with any activity that could generate fires.”
The Cabildo recalls that the access roads to the Teide National Park via La Esperanza (TF-24) and La Orotava (TF-21) remain closed, as well as the TF-523 (Climb to Los Loros).
The accesses to Teide by Vilaflor (TF-21) and Chío (TF-38) are open, but only up to the cable car.
For their part, most of the Titsa lines affected by the fire have recovered their service. The only one that remains suspended is Line 348 Puerto de la Cruz-Orotava-Teide National Park.
Lines 345 and 346 Puerto de la Cruz-Orotava-Aguamansa will only reach the Velo, while Line 342 Costa Adeje-Cristianos-Vilaflor-Parque Nacional del Teide will only reach the Cable Car.
As for the trails of the Teide National Park, they are completely closed: Trail nº 1 La Fortaleza, Trail nº 2 Arenas Negras, Trail nº 8 El Filo, Trail nº 14 Alto de Guamaso, Trail nº 17 Igueque, Trail nº 20 Fasnia Volcano, Trail No. 21 Corral del Niño to La Yegua Blanca, Trail No. 25 Burned Receipt, Trail No. 29 Degollada del Cedro, Trail No. 34 Montaña Limón, Trail No. 36 Alto de La Fortaleza and Trail No. 37 Cerrillar-Carnicería.
For its part, Trail No. 4 Siete Cañadas is partially closed from the beginning by the El Portillo Visitor Center to its contact with Trail No. 30 Los Valles (Risco de La Papelera), while Trail No. 22 Lomo Hurtado is partially closed. closed from the beginning in contact with path nº1 La Fortaleza until its contact with path nº33 Montaña Negra).
