Fire rages in Spain’s Tenerife, some villages evacuated
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STORY: The fire, which started on Tuesday night, was raging through a forested area in steep ravines in the northeastern part of Tenerife, making firefighters’ task more difficult.
Helicopters spraying water were flying over the area, Canarias Radio reported. The villages of Arrate, Chivisaya, Media Montaña and Ajafona have been evacuated, it said.
Early on Wednesday morning, the fire had already devastated about 320 acres (130 hectares) near the Mount Teide volcano, Spain’s highest peak.