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Tenerife Cabildo invests €7.7 million in two state-of-the-art firefighting helicopters
Tenerife Cabildo invests €7.7 million in two state-of-the-art firefighting helicopters

They will be based at the south airport to ensure a quick response time and will assist in training exercises for BRIFOR firefighters…

Santiago del Teide begins to repair the sewage pipe broken by the tide
Santiago del Teide begins to repair the sewage pipe broken by the tide

Analysis of the seawater is being carried out every two days to guarantee the public’s health…

Magnificent 150 million euro superyacht ‘Boardwalk’ docks in Santa Cruz
Magnificent 150 million euro superyacht ‘Boardwalk’ docks in Santa Cruz

Another amazing luxury yacht stops off in Tenerife on its travels around the world…

FIRE UPDATE: These are all the measures still in place due to the Tenerife fire
FIRE UPDATE: These are all the measures still in place due to the Tenerife fire

The fire remains stabilized as efforts focus on La Matanza, Santa Úrsula, La Orotava, and Güímar…

Thousands of Brits 'stranded' at Tenerife airport due to the problems in the UK
Thousands of Brits 'stranded' at Tenerife airport due to the problems in the UK

At least 6,000 people have not been able to return home due to a technical problem with air traffic control…

The Tenerife Fire remains stabilized and drops to a Level 1 emergency
The Tenerife Fire remains stabilized and drops to a Level 1 emergency

This means that the Canary Islands Government hands control of the extinguishing operation over to the Cabildo…

Say goodbye to our heroes of the sky!
Say goodbye to our heroes of the sky!

43 Squadron are leaving Tenerife to return to mainland Spain as their work is done…

CABILDO: This is what has reopened and stayed closed due to the fire in Tenerife
CABILDO: This is what has reopened and stayed closed due to the fire in Tenerife

The access roads to Teide National Park from the south, via Vilaflor and Chio, are back open as far as the cable car…

The fire hasn’t advanced a single metre in the last 48 hours
The fire hasn’t advanced a single metre in the last 48 hours

Access to Teide and forest trails remain closed as we enter the tricky phases of fully controlling and extinguishing the fire…

Tenerife has never been so happy to see rain!
Tenerife has never been so happy to see rain!

A compact band of clouds has brought some unexpected rain to the western Canary Islands, in particular, Tenerife…

Arona council starts the removal of ‘illegal’ excursion kiosks
Arona council starts the removal of ‘illegal’ excursion kiosks

Agents from the Local and National Police removed five kiosks and all their marketing materials earlier today…

Firefighters rescue two puppies in the area of the fire in Tenerife
Firefighters rescue two puppies in the area of the fire in Tenerife

The dogs have been named Arafo and Candelaria after the names of the towns where the fire started…

IC demands that the funds from the Race Track are used to fight fires instead
IC demands that the funds from the Race Track are used to fight fires instead

Intersindical Canaria claims that the 60 million would be better used to base a seaplane on the island to prevent future disasters…

LATEST: The forest fire in Tenerife is considered to be stabilized
LATEST: The forest fire in Tenerife is considered to be stabilized

"We must remain vigilant and cautious," stressed Fernando Clavijo, the president of the Canary Islands Government…

The council recommend no swimming in Costa Adeje due to the presence of microalgae
The council recommend no swimming in Costa Adeje due to the presence of microalgae

They have issued the advice of the Ministry of Health to avoid contact with microalgae in the sea or deposited on the shore…

A man is arrested after being spotted walking through a restricted part of the forest
A man is arrested after being spotted walking through a restricted part of the forest

When police identified him they found he had an active search and arrest warrant against him…

A BRIFOR vehicle crashes into a tree in the Tenerife forest
A BRIFOR vehicle crashes into a tree in the Tenerife forest

It was on its way to assist firefighters working on the fire in El Rosario…

THURSDAY: Today is a key day in the extinguishing of the Tenerife fire
THURSDAY: Today is a key day in the extinguishing of the Tenerife fire

Firefighters believe that if weather conditions stay as they are, they will have the fire ‘stabilised’ by the end of today…

FIRE UPDATE: Most of the perimeter is ‘stabilised’ but the blaze is nowhere near ‘controlled’
FIRE UPDATE: Most of the perimeter is ‘stabilised’ but the blaze is nowhere near ‘controlled’

Step one is to contain it, step two is concentrating on maintaining that and extinguishing everything inside the perimeter…

The Sir Anthony Hotel gets ready to reopen after major renovation
The Sir Anthony Hotel gets ready to reopen after major renovation

The iconic hotel located on the ‘Golden Mile’ in the south of Tenerife will focus on the guest experience…