The fire declared Tuesday in a ship of the Industrial Polygon of Güímar (Tenerife) It has been extinguished this Wednesday by troops from the firefighters of the island. The fire has affected more than 12,000 square meters, as reported by the Cabildo de Tenerife in a statement.
The fire began at 6:57 p.m. on Tuesday in a merchandise ship and It generated a large column of visible smoke from the southern highway of Tenerife And from the entire Güímar Valley, which motivated the Civil Guard, in collaboration with the Insular Road Ministry, proceed to the cut of the road for security reasons.
The flames affected around 8,800 square meters from the outside of the property and another 4,000 square meters in the area between the road and the highway. The rapid intervention of emergency equipment prevented the flames from spreading serious inside the shipwhere only partial damage was recorded on doors, facades and crystals.
The fire, which was declared level 3, caused Damage to vehicles, containers, machinery, gas deposits and other materials located in the ship’s environment. An operation of 40 troops from the Tenerife Fire Consortium was deployed, together with personnel from the Forest Brigades of the Cabildo (BRIFOR), Volunteer Firefighters, Civil Guard, Local Police of Güímar, Canarian Police, Civil Protection and Health Resources.
Thus, ending the tasks of extinction and cooling, The emergency has been completed. For its part, the City Council of Candelaria will carry out the technical assessment of the state of the ship to determine the steps to follow.
