An outbreak of fire broke out this Monday night in El Paso (La Palma), which has affected a forest area of El Riachuelofrom the aforementioned municipality, as reported by the Cabildo of La Palma on social networks.
The fire was detected around 9:50 p.m. (Canary time) in the El Riachuelo area and has forced the mobilization of various ground resources, for the moment under the command of the Cabildo (level 1).
Specifically, The device that works at the site is made up of 80 peoplebetween Environmental staff of the Cabildo of La Palma, municipal fire engines, as well as Firefighters, Civil Guard, Local Police and managers of the Island’s Emergency Coordination Center.
The Cabildo specifies that the fire took place in favorable weather conditions for extinguishing teams, since there is no wind in the area.
However, as a precaution, all people residing in homes located on the Valencia roadfrom the La Cumbrecita crossing upwards, to evacuate them.
Specifically, it has been ordered evacuation of Valencia and Los Barrialestwo dispersed housing neighborhoods in the municipality of El Paso.
To accommodate them while the emergency lasts, it has been a place has been enabled for them at the El Paso Fairgroundsspecifies the insular corporation, which asks the population not to approach the place to facilitate the work of the extinguishing media.
For his part, the president of the Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijohas assured in a message on the social network X, that he is still “very pending” the situation and evolution of the fire, while recalling that it is “very important” to follow the instructions of those working on the ground and be aware of the information from official channels.
Since last Thursday, the islands of El Hierro, La Palma, La Gomera, Tenerife and Gran Canaria have formally met on pre-alert for risk of forest fires.
The General Directorate of Emergencies of the Government of the Canary Islands activated this notice due to the forecast that indicated that warm, dry air was going to enter the islands, accompanied by south and southeast wind.
A decrease in relative air humidity was also expected, factors that could generate conditions conducive to a fire, “if added to the long-lasting meteorological drought on the eastern, southern and western slopes of the islands,” it detailed.
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