The fire that broke out on Monday in the north of Tenerife has remained stabilised overnight, with no significant reactivations, allowing the island council (Cabildo) to lift the evacuation order that had been issued as a precaution for the residents of Valle de Arriba.
The fire was declared stabilised at 21:00 hours last night (Canary time), having affected an area of 70 hectares, mostly of scrubland and gorse, with a perimeter of 3.5 kilometres.
According to the Cabildo, small reactivations were recorded within the perimeter overnight, mainly due to the combustion of eucalyptus trees, without any loss of control or significant developments.
The president of the council, Rosa Dávila, travelled last night to the municipality of Santiago del Teide to closely monitor the evolution of the fire and assess the situation of those evacuated from the hamlet of Valle de Arriba.
The evacuation order affected around 150 people, but it was lifted at 22:30 hours in light of the evolution of the emergency, as detailed by the Cabildo de Tenerife on their X account.
Dávila also met on-site with the mayor, Emilio Navarro, and the island director of Security and Emergencies of the Cabildo, Iván Martín.
“From the very beginning, the Cabildo has activated all available resources to contain the fire, protect the population, and ensure an effective and coordinated response between administrations,” emphasised the president of Tenerife.
For her part, the island councillor for Natural Resources, Blanca Pérez, remained all night at the Island Operational Coordination Centre (Cecopin), in touch with the technical command, municipal officials, and the deployed operational staff.
“The night was stable and without significant incidents. This morning, drones will be used to locate hot spots and enable more effective targeted air strikes. The forecasts are good, but we’re not lowering our guard,” she explains.
The ground operation now has 57 personnel mobilised, a number that will increase throughout the morning to reach 70.
The aerial operation includes nine resources: eight helicopters and one Air Tractor ground-loading plane, which has been essential in dropping water and retardants, highlights the Cabildo.
Three environmental agents are investigating the causes of the fire. Although no clear indications have been observed that it was intentionally set, no hypothesis is being ruled out.
