A forest fire on the island of Tenerife in Spain has devastated 800 hectares. The government of the Canary Islands declared that some 150 ground troops and 14 aerial troops are helping to extinguish the blaze. teleSUR
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00:00 In Spain, a forest fire on the island of Tenerife raged some 800 hectares in the municipalities
00:05 of Arafo and Candelaria.
00:07 The Canary Islands government reported that about 150 ground troops and 14 aerial personnel
00:13 are collaborating in the firefighting efforts.
00:15 In addition, 60 members of different police and security forces have been deployed, as
00:19 well as 40 from the Red Cross and the Canary Emergency Service.
00:23 Likewise, authorities assured that a shelter was set up in the Andres Orozco School in
00:28 Narafo to welcome the displaced people.
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