Helicopters spraying water battle to contain fires that began at a nature reserve on Tuesday.
BBC NewsThe fire has spread some 8 sq km since it started in a nature reserve on the north-east coast of the island late on Tuesday evening.
Rosa Davila, president of the Tenerife Council, said aircraft were necessary because it was a steep area.The villages of Arrate, Chivisaya, Media Montaña, Ajafoña and Las Lagunetas were evacuated on Wednesday morning. Photos show large flames engulfing parts of the forest, and thick plumes of smoke billowing into the sky.
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