Wildfire claims life in Canary Islands

Over 700 people have been evacuated to safety from the path of a wildfire that has claimed one life on the Spanish island of La Palma.<br /><br /> The blaze, which began on Wednesday and has been fanned by high winds, has claimed the life of a park ranger, Francisco Jose Santana, a married father of five, who died while fighting the flames.<br /><br /> Still bad news from fire on #LaPalma it intensified around Montaña El Gallo, helicopters working without stops. pic.twitter.com/ng1f1ZK2IQ— Roger P. Frey (@efadi_LP) August 4, 2016<br /> <br /><br /> Spanish police say that they have arrested a 27-year-old German man in connection to the wildfire.<br /><br /> According to a source from the investigation, he has admitted to accidentally starting the blaze.<br /><br /> This is not the first fire to have rocked the island.<br /><br /> In 2009, close to 4,000 people were evacuated when the last major fire engulfed large swathes of La Palma.<br />