La Palma fires lay waste to hundreds of homes
Monday, August 3, 2009 @ 6:09 PM
A massive forest fire in the Canary Island of La Palma was still raging on Monday morning and believed to have destroyed hundreds of homes.
However, the local authorities on the island said that firefighters had made progress in tackling the blaze for the first time since it broke out late on Friday night, forcing 4,000 people to be removed from their homes in Mazo and Fuencaliente in the southeast of the island.
The fire was still out of control in part of the district of Mazo — in La Sabina and Tigalate and wind has eased, helping firefighters. Elsewhere the fire is described as under control.
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