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One of the four firefighters injured during a fire in Arouca last Wednesday remains in critical condition and underwent further surgery this Sunday. While two other firefighters are recovering, the incident continues to highlight the risks faced by emergency personnel in the region.
Two large-scale wildfires are still burning, with emergency services deploying almost one thousand personnel to combat the flames.
There are currently six active forest fires in northern Portugal, with the situation in Arouca being the most worrying for authorities.
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Arouca City Council released the final report following validation by the ICNF. Two firefighters injured while battling the blaze remain hospitalised, one in a complex condition.
The burnt area in this municipality in the Aveiro district and Porto Metropolitan Area is joined by another 14 hectares of forest and scrubland burnt in São Pedro do Sul.
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The accident occurred on 19 August when the vehicle fell into a 150-metre ravine. Two of the four injured have already been discharged, but continue to receive medical care.
The firefighter underwent surgery. If all clinical conditions are met, he should return to the Hospital de Santa Maria da Feira to continue receiving medical care.
The vehicle in which the operatives were travelling skidded into a 150-metre deep ravine.
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The 54-year-old man underwent further surgery at Santos Silva Hospital. Two other colleagues injured in the same accident remain hospitalised, with favourable progress.
The firefighter who was in the most serious condition following an accident on the way to the fire in Arouca last week is being transferred to Gaia Hospital.
A firefighter injured in an accident while en route to the Arouca fire will be transferred to Gaia, where he will undergo further surgery, while two other personnel remain hospitalised.
The three firefighters, aged between 31 and 54, who are still hospitalised following the crash of the truck they were travelling in, are recovering in a stable condition, according to the fire chief.
Firefighters were involved in a road accident while fighting flames. The accident injured four personnel, aged between 31 and 54.
The firefighter in the most serious clinical condition following the accident that injured four operatives from the Arouca fire department early Wednesday morning will undergo a new surgical intervention today, revealed São Sebastião Hospital.
According to São Sebastião Hospital, the man is in serious condition and will be operated on again today. In addition to this firefighter, three other men were injured. Furthermore, 14 districts are under a yellow weather warning.
The firefighter in the most critical condition following Wednesday's accident, which injured four members of the Arouca fire department, will undergo further surgery this Sunday, August 23, according to Hospital São Sebastião. In addition to the 54-year-old firefighter, three other men were injured when their vehicle plunged down a 150-metre ravine while responding to a wildfire that burned from Monday night until Thursday morning. One has been discharged and is recovering at home, while two others remain hospitalised at the Santa Maria da Feira unit. The wildfire consumed over 1,300 hectares of forest and scrubland, with no significant material damage to buildings or livestock reported.
This concerns the accident involving four operatives from the Arouca volunteer fire department early Wednesday morning, when the vehicle they were travelling in, while en route to firefighting operations, fell into a 150-metre-deep ravine.
Today was a slightly more encouraging day, with our hospitalised firefighters - particularly two of them - showing favourable progress, said the Mayor of Arouca.
One of the firefighters injured in the Arouca wildfires has been discharged, while the other three remain hospitalised at São Sebastião Hospital in Santa Maria da Feira.
A second firefighter remains in intensive care but is showing favourable progress, another has been moved to the ward, and the least seriously injured was discharged this Friday.
The accident occurred early Wednesday morning when the vehicle went off the road into a 150-metre ravine. One of the injured remains in a guarded condition.
One of the four firefighters injured in the Arouca fire is in critical condition. The firefighter underwent surgery and the prognosis is very guarded.
Three other firefighters remain hospitalised at São Sebastião Hospital.
One underwent surgery and will remain in the ICU with a very guarded prognosis, while another is in a particularly serious condition. Additionally, Luís Neves has been driving a car seized by the PJ.
The fire is being fought by nearly 300 personnel and close to a hundred ground vehicles. Additionally, in Peru, a 6.7 magnitude earthquake has struck the Andes mountain range.
A vehicle from the Arouca Volunteer Fire Department went off the road and fell into a 150-metre ravine. The injured are at the Santa Maria da Feira Hospital.
Three of the four firefighters injured early Wednesday morning while travelling to the fire that consumed 1,300 hectares of forest in Arouca are in critical condition at the Santa Maria da Feira Hospital, the unit revealed today.
The fire in Arouca consumed 1,300 hectares. No houses were affected, but seven villages were at risk at one point.
