- The five people who were hurt managed to escape by jumping into the sea
- It is not clear what caused the explosion, which sent smoke billowing
- Tenerife is becoming an increasingly popular venue for British tourists
Five people have been injured in an explosion that sunk a pleasure boat in the south of Tenerife, local media reports say.
It is not clear what caused the explosion, which sent a plume of black smoke billowing into the sky.
One report said those on-board managed to disembark from the fire-engulfed vessel into the sea where they were rescued by other boats.
None of those hurts were tourists.
The sinking pleasure boat sent a plume of black smoke into the air above the south of Tenerife
Perched off the west coast of Africa, Tenerife is the largest of the Canary Islands and a firm favourite with British holidaymakers.
It has good weather all year round and you often it is not possible to tell the difference between summer and winter.
More than two million Britons holidayed in Tenerife in 2016, representing an increase of 16.1 per cent on 2015 – and the highest number of tourists ever from the UK.