2nd Jan 2024 @ 9:00 am

Local firefighters welcomed the new year with more fires on the island.

At approximately 1am, the emergency services were alerted to a fire at a rubbish container on Calle Guenia in Arrecife.

Later that night, at approximately 1:20am, they were called to Calle Garajonay in Teguise to attend to a small fire that started after an issue with one of the lit fireworks.

Finally, at almost 5 in the morning, they were called to another rubbish container fire at Calle Punta del Pasito which affected ten containers.

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