El Paso (La Palma) (EFE) , Mariano Hernandez Zapata.
The fire started around 4:28 p.m. on Saturday at the base of the Cascada de la Defondada and since then more than 60 water discharges have been made on the area from the aerial means that have participated in the control tasks.
The fire has affected approximately 1.4 hectares of forest and a helicopter operates over the area, while on the ground there are 17 troops from the Forest Fire Reinforcement Brigade (BRIF) and the Forest Fire Intervention and Reinforcement Teams (EIRIF). EFE