The Cabildo of Tenerife has activated a Level One emergency due to a wildfire that began on Monday afternoon in El Tanque, affecting the municipalities of El Tanque and Santiago del Teide. Approximately fifty homes and a rural hotel were evacuated as a precaution following the fire’s progression, which has burned between sixty and seventy hectares of vegetation. Fortunately, the situation has since been stabilised, though evacuations were necessary due to smoke propagation. Animals have also been relocated to a nearby football field for safety.

Around seventy-five personnel have been involved in the firefighting efforts, utilising eight aerial resources, comprising two helicopters from the Cabildo, two from the Ministry, and three from the Government of the Canary Islands. These resources worked alongside ground teams, including technicians, environmental agents, and firefighters. The President of the Cabildo, Rosa Dávila, has noted that challenging weather conditions, with temperatures exceeding thirty-six degrees Celsius, have complicated extinguishing efforts.

In Galicia, a separate wildfire prompted the Xunta to declare a Level Two emergency in Salvaterra de Miño, where the fire began in the parish of Pesqueiras at approximately three forty-five in the afternoon. This situation was linked to the fire’s proximity to the population centre of Castelo. Fortunately, the emergency has since been deactivated as the flames have been contained, affecting an estimated thirty hectares.

The regional government mobilised comprehensive firefighting resources, including one technician, three agents, ten brigades, multiple firefighting trucks, and an array of airborne support comprising seven airplanes and seven helicopters. Authorities have confirmed that this incident is unrelated to a separate fire that began on Sunday in Viana do Castelo, Portugal.