A forest fireplace broke out this morning within the municipality of Puntagorda, on the island of La Palma. The fireplace has affected a number of houses and has pressured the evacuation of 32 residents of the world, as reported by the Island Council.
The fireplace originated round 1:00 a.m. within the El Pinar space and its magnitude has led the Government of the Canary Islands to activate stage two and have assumed the course of the extinction work from 06:00 a.m., in line with stories EFE.
The president of the Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijo, follows the evolution of the hearth from the Island Operational Coordination Center (Cecopin) of La Palma involved with the president of the Cabildo de La Palma, Sergio Rodríguez, and with the mayor of Puntagorda. Clavijo has requested the inhabitants to be very cautious and that the suggestions of the troops working within the space be adopted.
Impact on buildings and automobiles
The 112 emergency service has reported that the hearth was declared in an urban-forest space and the territorial scope of the emergency contains the municipality of Puntagorda, made up of houses, crops, scrubland and pine bushes. The fireplace presents doable affectation to buildings and automobiles.
In addition, a shelter has been evacuated preventively and the customers of the municipality’s residence for the aged are confined awaiting the evolution of the hearth.
At first, the Red Cross arrange a facility in Tijarafe for the primary help to the evacuees. Subsequently, for higher safety, it has been determined to switch it to a different facility in Los Llanos de Aridane with a capability for about 100 folks.
Land technique of the Cabildo de La Palma, Brif of the Ministry of Ecological Transition, EIRIF (helitransported items) of the Government of the Canary Islands, Firefighters of La Palma, Canary Emergency Service (SUC), General Police Corps of the Canary Islands, Civil Guard, Local Police and Red Cross.
Emergency Military Unit
The air sources of the Government of the Canary Islands and the State have been activated and it’s anticipated that the Military Emergency Unit will be part of the extinction work this morning.
The municipalities of Puntagorda, El Paso, Tijarafe, Los Llanos de Aridane, Breña Baja, Santa Cruz de La Palma, Tazacorte and Garafía additionally collaborate within the deployed system. The Advanced Command Post (PMA) has been situated on the Tinizara sports activities fields, in Tijarafe.
For its half, the electrical energy firm Endesa has proceeded to chop off the electrical energy provide to the affected properties.
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