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The fire is “complicated” and “out of control”, but “still with no homes at risk”, said the vice-president of the municipality in the Santarém district, at 18:00.
More than 200 personnel are currently fighting a wildfire in Mouriscas, within the Abrantes municipality, which began Saturday afternoon with two active fronts. While authorities describe the situation as complicated and out of control, no homes are currently at risk. Additional fires are also being managed in other regions, including Santa Marta de Penaguião and Celorico de Basto.
Update: Fire in Abrantes now involves 578 personnel
The wildfire in Abrantes has expanded, now mobilizing 578 personnel as it spreads toward the Mação municipality. While the fire is currently yielding to firefighting efforts, three people have sustained minor injuries, and authorities report that the blaze is still active.
The planned centres already have authorisation for grid connection, but the minister warns of high demand. The Abrantes case is “special” due to the closure of the Pego Power Plant in 2021.
Following a visit at the municipality's invitation, the minister also delegated the local management of the ZLT to Tagusvalley, which was previously under the command of the DGEG. She highlighted the industrial knowledge in the region, which should be leveraged.
The Government has postponed for a few weeks the auction for the allocation of 1,050 megavolt-ampere (MVA) of grid connection capacity to projects with storage, which was scheduled to launch this Monday, announced the Minister of Environment and Energy. “We had 62 submissions, each with several contributions, and therefore we are incorporating and...
Eight aircraft are currently engaged in firefighting operations in the Abrantes region.
The programme begins on 25 September in Água das Casas with a meeting of resident artists from the National Arts Plan for the Médio Tejo and Oeste regions.
Following a lay-off in July and a summer shutdown, the Portuguese Mitsubishi Fuso factory resumed operations on August 24. Production volumes remain undisclosed.
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck Europe (MFTE) resumed activity in Tramagal on August 24th and this Thursday reaffirmed the factory as the central production base for its European operations, a role that remains unchanged following its integration into the ARCHION Group. The Tramagal factory remains the central production base for Mitsubishi's European operations.
The municipality had planned an investment of around 17 million, with RRP participation of about 15 million. Of the 3 main investments, one has already been concluded and the others are in the final phase.
After a partial lay-off in July and three weeks of holidays in August, the Tramagal factory is resuming activity, but production of the eCanter electric truck may be reviewed as the market is not responding as expected.
Two projects in the municipality — EDC ONE in Pego (300 MW) and Hyperion in Alvega (20 MW) — could consume 2.8 TWh/year. Quercus also warns about the pressure on water resources.
Quercus stated this Wednesday that the two data centres planned for the municipality of Abrantes could consume nearly 19 times more electricity annually than the entire municipality and demanded environmental impact studies for the projects. In a statement, the environmental association expressed concern regarding the construction of a second data centre in...
A fire at a recycling company in Alferrarede, Abrantes, forced the evacuation of at least 14 people living around the factory.
A fire broke out at a scrapyard in Abrantes, resulting in 14 people being evacuated from the area.
A mother’s anguish has forced the reopening of an investigation into the death of a 25-year-old Ukrainian student, last seen alive outside a pharmacy in Abrantes at around 8pm on The post Mother’s anguish forces reopening of investigation into death of Ukrainian student appeared first on Portugal Resident.
A fire at a recycling company in Abrantes, in the Santarém district, led to the evacuation of 14 people from their homes.
A fire at a scrapyard in Abrantes led to the evacuation of 14 people living near the business in Alferrarede, in the municipality of Abrantes.
The fire in Mouriscas, in the municipality of Abrantes, which also reached the municipality of Mação, was brought under control this Sunday. Two firefighters were reported injured and received assistance at the scene.
The fire that broke out this morning at the company RSA - Reciclagem de Sucatas Abrantina, in Alferrarede, in the municipality of Abrantes, Santarém, remained out of control at 08:30 and was being fought by nearly 60 personnel, a civil protection source told Lusa.
There are no reported casualties
Firefighters are battling a fire this Monday that broke out at a scrapyard in Alferrarede, in the municipality of Abrantes. The alert was raised at 6:11 am and there are no reports of casualties.
So far, there are no reported casualties.
Vika's mother points out flaws in the investigation. The Public Prosecutor's Office agrees and orders the reopening of the case. Calls and messages will be thoroughly examined.
Weather conditions assisted firefighters in battling the blazes. The fire in Abrantes was brought under control during the early hours. In Santa Marta de Penaguião, the fire, which had approached some villages, is now in the resolution phase.
The fire broke out at 15:11 and is burning on four fronts. With no homes threatened, aerial resources suspended operations at dusk with ground reinforcements.
The fire in Mouriscas, in the municipality of Abrantes, which also reached the municipality of Mação, was brought under control early Sunday morning at 00:52. Two people sustained minor injuries but have since recovered, a Civil Protection source told Lusa.
The fire, which broke out this Saturday at 15:11 between Vale Mouriscas and Lercas, moved towards Mação, a municipality also in the Santarém district, where it was already burning.
A major wildfire in the Abrantes region has been brought under control after a significant operation involving more than 500 emergency responders.
The wildfires in the municipalities of Abrantes and Santa Marta de Penaguião have reached the resolution stage.
In total, around 500 personnel are engaged in mop-up operations for these two fires. Additionally, several Portuguese cities will hold slow-moving marches to mark Ukraine's independence.
The fire in Abrantes has been brought under control after three hours, while efforts continue to tackle the blaze in Santa Marta de Penaguião.
