The fire is still active at the Parque de la Reina composting plant, although the poor air quality led the General Directorate of Emergencies of the Government of the Canary Islands to recommend to the affected population that they avoid staying outside, perform intense or prolonged physical activities, close doors and windows and use an FFP2 mask outdoors to avoid respiratory problems and protect your eyes.
The smoke from the composting plant is composed of a mixture of gases and particles that are emitted by the combustion of plant materials from said plant, indicates the communication from the general management.
The operation that worked yesterday in the area was made up of 14 members of the Consortium of Firefighters and the helicopters of Brifor (Cabildo) and GES (Government of Canary Islands), which alternated the discharges to cool the area. The jobs are sectored and consist of moving the compost with heavy machinery, refreshing and finishing with ground personnel. “The column of smoke has been dissipating throughout the day,” said the Executive.
The forecast of strong wind that motivated the alert declared yesterday is worrying. The forecast establishes parameters that would make work difficult to put out this fire at the composting plant.
Since last Thursday afternoon, two helicopters from the Emergency and Rescue Group (GES) of the Government of the Canary Islands intervened in the extinguishing device, for which they discharged 182,400 liters of water until sunset on Sunday. This means that the two GES helicopters carried out 152 downloads in the four days.
In addition to the GES aircraft, a helicopter from the GES also participates in aerial extinction tasks. Tenerife Council. All of them have discharged water at different points on the surface affected by the flames. On the first day, the evacuation of a 61-year-old man with health problems and a 43-year-old firefighter with an eye injury was required.
