The mayor of AronaFátima Lemes, told this newspaper that the mobilized operation coordinated by the Tenerife Firefighters Consortium keeps under control the perimeter of the fire declared early in the afternoon in a composting warehouse located in an area close to Queen Parkin the municipality of Arona.
Lemes valued the work of the troops in the face of an incident that was “very striking due to the smoke and the spectacular nature of the flames” and is confident that tomorrow, with the support of the aerial means, they will be able to advance in the extinction tasks and “stop it as quickly as possible.” as soon as possible”, although it does not rule out that the fire lasts “a few days” due to the high combustion of the stored material.
The Aron mayor insisted on sending a message of certain calm: “Despite the alert that the fire generates in the population, the important thing is that the perimeter is controlled and that, therefore, there is no risk of the fire expanding and “may affect people or homes.”