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The alert for the fire was given at 7:13 am, when the restaurant was closed. The origin of the fire is unknown and there are no casualties.
Smoke caused damage to the commercial establishment's dining area
The fire destroyed the building's interior structure and contents, causing “high losses”. There are no reports of injuries. 28 emergency personnel were mobilised.
There are no reports of injuries.
The event, which celebrates 275 years, will run until next Monday, with 'guaranteed entertainment' for four days. Simultaneously with the Feira D'Aires, the pilgrimage to the Baroque sanctuary takes place.
One of the injured is in a serious condition.
Railway traffic on the Alentejo Line was resumed today after being interrupted due to a collision in the municipality of Viana do Alentejo, in the Évora district, Comboios de Portugal (CP) told Lusa today.
Rail traffic on the Alentejo line resumed around 5:00 AM following an accident involving a train and a heavy goods vehicle. Two people sustained minor injuries and one person was seriously injured.
One person was seriously injured while in the truck struck by a train and was airlifted by the National Institute of Medical Emergency (INEM) to Santa Maria Hospital in Lisbon.
A collision between a passenger train and a heavy goods vehicle resulted in three injuries. The crash occurred shortly before 2:00 PM in Alcáçovas, Viana do Alentejo, according to the National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority. The accident took place at a private level crossing. The most seriously injured person is the truck driver, who was airlifted by an INEM helicopter to Santa Maria Hospital in Lisbon. RTP reports that the train was travelling from Beja to Casa Branca and had only one passenger on board. The two minor injuries, according to Lusa agency, are the train driver and the conductor. Two ambulances were dispatched to transport the lightly injured. As of 4:00 PM, the Alentejo Line connection between Beja and Casa Branca remained suspended. Passengers waiting at Casa Branca were left without transport to Lisbon. At 3:00 PM, twenty emergency personnel from the fire department, GNR, and INEM were on-site, supported by seven emergency vehicles.
Three people were injured, one of them seriously, in a collision between a train and a truck in the parish of Alcáçovas, in Viana do Alentejo.
The collision in Viana do Alentejo between a truck and a train resulted in three injuries, one serious and two minor.
One of the injured is in a serious condition.
21 emergency personnel, supported by six vehicles and one aircraft, were mobilised to the scene.
The seriously injured person was in the freight truck, and the other two injured were reportedly on the train.
A collision between a heavy goods vehicle and a passenger train has left three people injured, one of them seriously. The seriously injured person was in the truck. The alert was raised at 13:46.
It is the second municipal swimming pool in the Évora district to close in a matter of days. On Wednesday, Estremoz closed its facility due to staphylococcus contamination.
The presence of the bacteria was confirmed during health surveillance analyses conducted by the Central Alentejo Public Health Department.
The victim suffered “injuries capable of causing death, having survived due to the hospital care to which they were promptly subjected.”
A man has been placed in pre-trial detention on suspicion of attempted murder after stabbing another in the chest, causing serious injuries in an assault that took place in Viana do Alentejo.
The 35-year-old victim was struck by two blows to the chest area on a café terrace. The 54-year-old assailant was sent to Elvas prison.
The 54-year-old assailant was immediately arrested by the GNR and will now await trial at the Elvas Prison Establishment.
The 54-year-old assailant was immediately arrested by the GNR and will now await trial at the Elvas Prison Establishment.
The altercation took place in Viana do Alentejo. The attacker was arrested and the victim, suffering from stab wounds to the chest, was transferred to a hospital in Lisbon.
“There was a disagreement between two people in a café [in that town], and the 54-year-old attacker used a knife to injure the 35-year-old victim,” said the police source.
The alleged attacker was arrested by the GNR and immediately handed over to the Judicial Police, awaiting his first judicial interrogation.
The case has been handed over to the Judicial Police.
Four creatives spent a week working with master potters Feleciano Agostinho and Feliciano Mira Agostinho in Viana do Alentejo. The project, organised by the association Passa ao Futuro, aims to revitalise traditional pottery by collaborating with contemporary artists to create new, limited-edition collections. This initiative seeks to provide the artisans with new commercial opportunities and ensure the continuity of their craft, which faces the risk of disappearing as traditional markets decline.
