A brush fire in Alto do Varejão, in Lisbon's Penha de França neighborhood, forced the emergency evacuation of hundreds of students from Escola Secundária Patrício Prazeres. The fire also left a 67-year-old resident homeless. Emergency services brought the blaze under control during the afternoon.
Lisbon Brush Fire Forces Evacuation of Primary School
Thursday, 15 October 2026AI summary
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- Fire in Penha de França leads to school evacuationobservador.pt ·
- Fire near primary school in Penha de França forces the evacuation of 400 children from the buildingcmjornal.pt ·
- Fire forces school evacuation in Lisbonrtp.pt ·
- "The fire was widespread and then got inside the walls". Fire in an Alfama building declared extinguishedcnnportugal.iol.pt ·
