Firefighters extinguish a container fire in Costa Teguise

They also had to extinguish a garbage fire on a plot of land in Arrecife.

January 7 2024 (10:55 WET)
Burnt container in Costa Teguise
Burnt container in Costa Teguise

The Emergency Consortium had to intervene this Saturday, extinguishing a container fire in Costa Teguise and garbage remains on a plot of land in Arrecife.

Around 12:00, CECOES was alerted to a container fire on Catamarán street in Costa Teguise. When the firefighters arrived, the fire had been extinguished by a neighbor with a water hose. The container was rendered unusable. The Local Police also went to the scene.

Hours later, around 15:50, CECOES was alerted to a garbage fire on a plot of land on Calle Norte. Local Police officers and firefighters went to the scene.

The fire affected a pile of garbage and wood that was about 10 meters deep. To extinguish it, they had to go down with a ladder to remove the fuel.

Garbage burned on a plot of land
Garbage burned on a plot of land in Arrecife

 

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