Better expectations for the fire in Tenerife, which reaches 13,383 hectares

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The evolution of the Tenerife fire presents better expectations although the open front in Izaña, within the Teide National Park, and in the south, where today the heavy work will focus on a fire that continues to consume hectares: 13,383 and a perimeter of 90 kilometers. teleSUR

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00:00 Spanish authorities confirmed on Sunday that firefighters made progress in their fights

00:04 against the wildfire ranging in Tenerife.

00:07 Local officials added that so far the fire has a perimeter of 70 kilometers and it has

00:12 devastated 8,400 hectares, just over 4 percent, of the total area of Tenerife and afforded

00:19 the evacuation of more than 12,000 people.

00:23 The fire started on Tuesday in a mountainous area of northeast Tenerife and quickly became

00:28 the largest in the history of the Canary Islands.

00:31 Monser Roman, technical head of the operations, said the firefighters' nighttime operations

00:36 focus mainly on defending infrastructure and homes on the northern flank of the fire.

00:41 Roman added that there have been no further evacuations or confinement orders.

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