Evacuation efforts have started in five villages on the Spanish island of Tenerife affected by a major wildfire that spread to 1,800 hectares (4,450 acres) in 24 hours. The fire was reported to have started in a mountainous national park on the North East coast of the Island on Tuesday evening. On Wednesday morning, the settlements of Arrate, Chivisaya, Media Montana, Ajafoa, and Las Lagunetas were evacuated.