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Date Published: 26/07/2023

WATCH: another wildfire tears through the Canary Islands

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After an “explosive” start, the Gran Canaria forest blaze has been brought under control

WATCH: another wildfire tears through the Canary Islands

The Tejeda wildfire that broke out in the Gran Canaria countryside on Tuesday July 25 has thankfully resulted in no injuries and caused minimal damage, despite an “explosive” start that led firefighters to believe it would spread rapidly.

But according to the president of Cabildo de Gran Canaria, Antonio Morales, the situation “looks pretty good” and by 9pm the teams had managed to control a large part of its perimeter to stop it advancing to more populated areas.

Seguimos trabajando en las labores de #prevencion, #contención e #investigacion del #incendioforestal con efectivos de #SeguridadCiudadana de la Comandancia de #LasPalmas, el Subsector #GCtráfico, la #USECIC y el #SEPRONA que la unidad que está realizando las primeras pesquisas… pic.twitter.com/C5KCDNmtc1
— Guardia Civil (@guardiacivil) July 25, 2023

Around 120 people were evacuated from the Cuevas Blancas neighborhood, in the municipality of Valsequillo, as a precaution, but thanks to the coordinated work of more than 150 ground troops and helicopters, the blaze never came dangerously close.

The fire started in the Cortijo de Huertas, in Tejeda, next to a wooded area and a strong westerly wind pushed it up into the countryside, rapidly fanning the flames. Luckily though, the most active parts of the fire spread to grazing areas that had been burned in a controlled manner in the winter to prevent such a disaster.

And on the southern flank of the fire, the flames are heading towards rocky cliffs devoid of vegetation, so should surely “die” out by themselves. In all, it’s estimated that little more than 200 hectares of land has been destroyed.

President Morales is “very positive” that the fire can be completely doused by Wednesday July 26 since the weather conditions are playing into the hands of firefighters: the temperature is set to drop, the humidity will increase and any winds forecast aren’t of much concern.

Just two weeks ago, more than 4,255 people were evacuated from the surrounds of El Pinar de Puntagorda in the north-west of the Canary Island of La Palma where a wildfire broke out in the early hours of Saturday July 15.

In other news: Flights to Spain to increase in price again as airport charges rise

Image: Guardia Civil

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