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A scrubland fire in Odemira, Beja district, has been successfully brought under control by emergency services, with 72 personnel currently remaining on-site to monitor the area.
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The fire is consuming 'an area of brush on a hillside with difficult access', but the fight against the flames 'is proceeding favourably', with no houses at risk. The alert was given at 19:57 on Wednesday.
The fire occurs on a weekend when temperatures are around 38 degrees Celsius and Alcoutim is at maximum risk of fire.
The fire occurs on a weekend when temperatures are around 38 degrees Celsius and Alcoutim is at maximum risk of fire.
The fire broke out at 13:45 on Saturday in the parish of Vilar da Veiga
The fire, which broke out this Saturday, was brought under control around 12:00, but resources remain on the ground for mop-up operations.
The fire broke out on Saturday in the parish of Vilar da Veiga and mobilised dozens of emergency personnel. The flames are burning in an area of difficult access.
The fire that broke out on Saturday afternoon in the Peneda-Gerês National Park, in Terras de Bouro, Braga district, has been brought under control, a source from the Cávado Sub-Regional Command told Lusa. According to the source, the fire was declared resolved around 12:00, but crews remain on the ground for mop-up operations. Several local fire departments, personnel from the Institute for Nature Conservation and Forests (ICNF), the GNR, and an aerial asset, which is expected to demobilize shortly, are involved in the firefighting efforts. The fire started at 13:45 on Saturday in the parish of Vilar da Veiga, Terras de Bouro municipality, Braga district. As of 12:23, 80 personnel were on-site, supported by 21 vehicles and one aerial asset, according to the National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority website.
The fire broke out at 13:45 on Saturday in the parish of Vilar da Veiga, in the municipality of Terras de Bouro, in the Braga district. There are no homes at risk.
The fire is burning in a scrubland area that is difficult to access.
The fire broke out at 13:45 on Saturday in the parish of Vilar da Veiga.
The fire that started in mid-August in Arganil and spread to Lousã and Oliveira do Hospital, in the district of Coimbra, became the largest wildfire ever recorded in Portugal, with more than 64,000 hectares burnt.
