Latest news and stories about gas leak in Portugal for expats and residents.
Traffic on National Road (EN) 10 in Vila Franca de Xira (Lisbon) was reopened after authorities halted movement when a section of pavement collapsed and caused a gas leak, the Civil Protection told Lusa. Emergency teams secured the scene, controlled the leak and carried out inspections before resuming traffic; investigations and repairs are ongoing to determine the cause and prevent further disruption.
The Municipal Civil Protection Service is assessing whether other educational establishments should be closed because of the poor weather.
An explosion caused by a gas leak destroyed the first floor of a building in Vale das Flores, Coimbra, leaving four people with minor injuries and one seriously injured. The building was evacuated, there is damage up to the sixth floor, and more than 30 emergency personnel were deployed to the scene.
The explosion was caused by a gas leak, but there was no fire.
A rupture caused by public roadworks in São Marcos forced people to be evacuated.
