150 troops have stayed all evening working to cease the evolution of the fireplace that has been raging within the northwest of the island of La Palma since Saturday and which, in response to calculations which are being reviewed, would have devastated some 4,650 hectares. The climate situations have performed in favor of the firefighting groups in latest hours and though they haven’t but allowed the fireplace to be managed, they’ve slowed down the fast evolution of the flames that additionally managed to enter the Caldera de Taburiente National Park.
The director of the National Park, Ángel Palomares, defined that it has been confirmed that the fireplace is advancing slowly on the south western flank in the direction of Tazacorte in areas the place it’s not straightforward to journey and the place it’s not as widespread as thought. Until now, solely aerial assets had been getting used on this space and no troops from the Park had been despatched as a result of the ravines have jumps that may act as pure firebreaks and the fireplace might extinguish itself.
Origin in a container
The Civil Guard is contemplating the choice that the fireplace, or no less than one in all its sources, might have originated from the burning of a container in a recreation space. As Antena 3 progressed, the flames would have began throughout an evening get together, regardless of the warning to not set hearth because of the excessive temperatures that already existed over the weekend.
550 individuals and a dozen aerial means have labored all through Sunday to cease the advance of the flames. They are members of the Cabildo de La Palma, Brif of the Ministry, EIRIF of the Government of the Canary Islands, La Palma Fire Department, the Canary Islands Emergency Service (SUC), the General Police Corps of the Canary Islands, the Civil Guard, the Local Police, the Red Cross and the Consortium of Fire Departments of Tenerife.
There are additionally the General Corps of the Canary Islands Police, the Red Cross, the Military Emergency Unit (UME) and the Land Unit and Advanced Command Post (Drago 01) of the Emergency and Rescue Group of the Government of the Canary Islands and varied volunteer teams from Civil Protection of the island, amongst others. To these shall be added extra troops from the peninsula.
Return to their properties of the evicted neighbors
The favorable evolution of the fireplace, which has decreased a dozen properties and companies to rubble, has led the Government of the Canary Islands to authorize the return to their properties of the vast majority of residents who needed to depart their properties. The inhabitants of the higher a part of the LP-1 from the Fayal space to the Time Tower, along with the El Roque neighborhood and the Hacienda del Cura space, can not but return. The announcement was made by the Canarian president, Fernando Clavijo.
The return of the evicted to their properties has all the time been carried out following the safety directions and the established closing time of the LP-1, from 10:30 p.m. to six:30 a.m.
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