The flames affected several palm trees on Canada Avenue without causing damage to homes or vehicles
A large fire that broke out Monday afternoon in the palm grove on Avenida Canadá , Tauro, in the municipality of Mogán , prompted the immediate mobilization of the main emergency services in southern Gran Canaria. The incident, reported around 19:20 p.m. to the Emergency and Security Coordination Center ( CECOES ) 1-1-2, generated numerous calls alerting authorities to the fire spreading rapidly among the palm trees of this emblematic Mogán landmark.
In response to the alert, a large-scale operation was activated, involving firefighters from the Gran Canaria Emergency Consortium , officers from the Mogán Local Police , members of the Civil Guard , and members of the municipality's Civil Protection service . They are all working together to extinguish the flames and prevent the fire from spreading to nearby homes or vehicles. According to official sources from the Canary Islands Government's Department of Security and Emergencies, although several palm trees have been damaged, no material damage to buildings or vehicles has been reported so far. Authorities are maintaining constant vigilance over the situation while intensive efforts continue to control and extinguish the fire. The exact cause of the fire in Mogán is currently unknown, but the Civil Guard has launched an investigation to determine what happened.
