Important resources remain, however, to fight against the fire affecting 1,500 hectares.

The fire affecting 1,500 hectares since Saturday on the Spanish island of Gran Canaria was considered Monday evening as "circumscribed", but important means of struggle were maintained, announced the authorities.

"The president of the Canary Islands has announced that the fire is circumscribed in the same perimeter," tweeted Monday night the 112 emergency service of the Canaries after a press conference held in this Spanish archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, off the African coast.

A heat wave in the coming days

An emergency services official announced Monday morning that the fire covered a perimeter of 23 kilometers. "The work of contention has borne fruit and the prospects are good," said regional president Angel Victor Torres, quoted in the tweet of 112. "There are no flames or smoke but there are still embers that can be reactivated because of the wind, with gusts at more than 50 km / h, which will diminish from 05:00 am of the morning ", warns however the 112.

In addition, a heat wave is expected for the next few days, which may complicate the extinction of the fire. "All staff remain active and during the night 230 people will continue to work on land," said 112.

A thousand evacuees

The fire, which occurred Saturday in the municipality of Artenara, inside this volcanic island, resulted in the evacuation of a thousand people and threatened one of the most picturesque Spanish villages, Tejeda, but did not hurt anyone. The evacuees must for the moment remain in the places of temporary lodging, warned the emergency services. The Civil Guard on Saturday arrested the alleged perpetrator of the fire, he would have caused using a welding device.

Thirteen aircraft and helicopters worked Monday on a five-kilometer front to control the fire. The technical director of emergency services in Gran Canaria, Federico Grillo, said Monday morning that the perimeter of the fire was 23 kilometers.