Latest news and stories about emergency services in infrastructure in Coimbra, Portugal for expats and residents.
A fatal car accident involving a gas installation occurred near Praça da República in Coimbra, resulting in two deaths and a fire.
The controlled discharge from the Aguieira Dam has raised the Mondego’s level and increased the likelihood of a centennial-level flood in central Coimbra. Several railway links and roads are already affected, with transport disruptions and infrastructure at risk. Local authorities and emergency services are monitoring the river closely, issuing advisories and managing responses; residents and travellers are advised to follow minute-by-minute updates as flood forecasts and dam releases evolve. The situation poses short-term travel, safety and logistical challenges and will require coordinated emergency and transport management if levels continue to rise.
After destructive 208 km/h winds from Storm Kristin, the municipality of Soure faces a second crisis: imminent flooding. Authorities and residents are preparing for rapid inundation, with low-lying areas such as Miragaia in Porto — including the Ribeira — identified as first at risk; local voices say preventing severe damage will require extraordinary measures. The situation highlights compounded hazards for infrastructure and public safety, testing emergency services' capacity and the need for immediate, coordinated flood mitigation and evacuation planning.
The acquired vehicles will serve to support rescue operations, especially in critical rural and forest fire scenarios, as current resources show significant wear.
Two forest firefighting vehicles, one light firefighting vehicle, one tactical command vehicle, one tactical forest tanker vehicle, one civil protection coordination vehicle, and one light all-terrain vehicle for Forest Sappers will be acquired.
A collision between a light vehicle and a heavy goods vehicle caused one death today and left traffic restricted on the IC2 in Coimbra, the Civil Protection told Lusa.
The injured person was transported in serious condition to the Coimbra University Hospitals
At 06:40, 22 emergency personnel were on the scene
The president of CIMRL therefore welcomes the document released today. Also, tomorrow is the day of the Cup final between Sporting and Torrense, and Rui Borges asks for caution regarding premature celebrations.
The Special Rural Firefighting Device (DECIR) for the Coimbra region was presented this Friday in Coimbra.
The vehicle overturned and came to a stop on its side just a few metres from the fire station.
Five firefighters are reported injured
One of the injured is in serious condition. The vehicle the firefighters were in overturned while leaving the station. Also in this edition, sports and Donald Trump's new warning to Iran.
A forest firefighting vehicle from the Figueira da Foz Volunteer Fire Department was involved in an accident while exiting the station to respond to a fire.
The vehicle overturned and came to a stop on its side just a few metres from the fire station.
The accident resulted in one injury
The alert for the accident on the North motorway, which occurred at kilometre 199 and resulted in one minor injury, was given at 5:55 am.
A 51-year-old man died early this afternoon in the municipality of Coimbra following the collapse of a crane, a source from the Coimbra Sub-Regional Command for Emergency and Civil Protection told the Lusa agency.
A loud noise followed by a shockwave, which lasted a few seconds, occurred late this morning on the central coast and has an undetermined cause, but did not result in any casualties or material damage, according to the municipal Civil Protection.
A loud bang heard in several municipalities along the Central coast caused alarm this Monday. A supersonic aircraft, an explosion, and thunder were hypotheses that have been ruled out.
A 51-year-old man died this Monday afternoon in the municipality of Coimbra following the collapse of a crane, a source from the Coimbra Sub-Regional Command for Emergency and Civil Protection told the Lusa agency. According to the same source, the alert for a crane collapse on Rua das Chaves was received in...
The alert was given to the authorities at 14:00.
A 51-year-old man has died following the collapse of a crane in Coimbra. A 28-year-old person was also seriously injured. The alert was raised around 14:00 this Monday.
The Authority for Working Conditions has already been notified
Coimbra conducted an exercise to test the coordination between different communication systems in an operational environment.
A crash involving a car hitting a gas installation early this morning has resulted in the deaths of the two people in the vehicle and a fire in Coimbra city The post Two dead in Coimbra after car crashes into ‘gas installation’ appeared first on Portugal Resident.
According to the commander of the Sapadores Firefighters, the seriously injured are two women who were in the attic of the building hit by the vehicle and were transported to the Coimbra University Hospital.
A light vehicle crashed into a gas installation on Wednesday, April 8, causing the death of two occupants and a fire in the centre of Coimbra. According to regional civil protection sources, at least two other people were injured. The fatalities were two young people around 20 years old who were in the vehicle; a third occupant managed to escape on their own. The two injured are women in their 30s who were found unconscious by firefighters in the attic of the building that caught fire following the accident. They are hospitalised in serious condition, according to SIC Notícias. The Coimbra Sub-regional Command reported that operations were still ongoing at 08:00 on Avenida Sá da Bandeira, near Praça da República, involving 40 personnel and 14 vehicles. The National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority website indicates the situation is being resolved. Earlier, a source from the Coimbra Sapadores Fire Brigade told Lusa that it was a worrying situation due to gas leaks and violent combustion. The alert for the accident was raised at 06:18.
A source from the Sapadores Firefighters states that operations are ongoing at the scene and that the situation is “worrying due to gas release and violent combustion.”
