Wildfires: Plane drops red retardant on firefighters tackling blaze on Canary Islands

Firefighters tackling wildfires in the Canary Islands have been drenched in a red retardant that was dropped from a plane passing overhead. Fires have affected more than 18 square miles and forced more than 4,000 people to be moved as part of evacuations in La Palma, according to the president of the Canary Islands. Canary Islands latest: https://news.sky.com/topic/canary-islands-8547 #wildfires #canaryislands #firefighters SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales