The fire reactivated on the same stretch of land that experienced a major blaze back in August, between the municipalities of Arafo and Candelaria
Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands in the Atlantic off north-west Africa, is on alert for high temperatures reaching 39ºC. Usually, it takes two or three months to completely extinguish a large wildfire if there is rain and humidity but current temperatures above average make it more difficult, local emergency services said. Stable dry weather increases the risk of fires and drought.Rosa Davila, head of Tenerife’s local government, told a news briefing: “The temperatures will remain higher, so we expect more fires to be reactivated in the area.
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