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The three reservoirs supporting firefighting efforts have a capacity of 400,000 litres of water and represent a total investment of 120,000 euros.
Two professors were injured.
Two professors were injured.
The laboratory area of the University of Beira Interior (UBI) Polo I, in Covilhã, was evacuated on Tuesday morning, March 17, following a gas leak from an old refrigerator, reports SIC Notícias. Two professors sustained minor injuries when opening the refrigerator due to the inhalation of gas released by reagents inside the appliance, but they did not require medical assistance. A small area near the Department of Textile Science and Technology and the main bar area were evacuated. The street in the Polo I zone was closed to traffic and pedestrians for about an hour, but has since been reopened.
The leak originated from an old refrigerator in a laboratory zone, within a small area of the Department of Textile Science and Technology at the Faculty of Engineering campus. The street at the campus has since reopened.
The municipality is urging everyone to continue using water responsibly.
At daybreak the snow turned to rain, which is causing the snow that accumulated overnight to melt. Some roads in the Guarda district remain closed.
The Competition Authority (AdC) announced today that it has issued a non-opposition decision for Mezan's purchase of PT Data Center.
In Covilhã, the short film “Isaura, the Young Healer” premieres this Friday.
Asterion Industrial Partners, a European investment firm for infrastructure (telcos, energy, transport), has informed Portugal’s Competition Authority of its acquisition plans for the PT Data Centre in Covilhã, belonging to The post Asterion notifies competition authority of Covilhã data centre deal appeared first on Portugal Resident.
