Latest news and stories about emergency services in Santarém, Portugal for expats and residents.
A major forest fire in Abrantes, Santarém, has mobilised hundreds of personnel as it spreads towards Mação, though officials report no immediate threat to residential areas.
An investigation has been launched into the death of a 73-year-old woman in Santarém after emergency services took nearly 30 minutes to respond to a call for help, forcing her family to transport her to the hospital themselves.
President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa says the immediate priority in the affected areas is to restore electricity and communications after widespread outages that have left almost 200,000 customers without power and some communities—such as Colmeias and Memória in Leiria—isolated. Speaking after a journey to Ferreira do Zêzere during which he was “almost always without communications”, he warned of long‑standing structural weaknesses, urged caution and calm, and called for a collective, coordinated State response with preventive measures to manage the emergency.
Eight aircraft are currently engaged in firefighting operations in the Abrantes region.
A fire broke out at a waste management facility located in the municipality of Chamusca.
Death by cardiorespiratory arrest after the victim choked. The nearest firefighters were all occupied.
A woman died of cardiorespiratory arrest after choking. Emergency services took about half an hour to arrive because the Coruche fire department, the closest one, had no ambulances available.
The company involved is Resitejo, which is responsible for the treatment of urban waste. The flames are confined to a landfill containing plastic, cardboard, and paper.
Flames are confined to a landfill containing plastic, cardboard, and paper.
Death by cardiorespiratory arrest after the victim choked. The nearest firefighters were all occupied.
Sardoal, Mação, Gavião, Nisa, Portalegre, Castelo de Vide, Marvão, Monchique and Portimão are at maximum fire risk this Friday. Another 70 municipalities in the country are at very high risk.
The driver was taken to the hospital as a precaution.
Man disappeared in the water around 6:30 pm on Saturday.
Man disappeared in the water around 6:30 pm on Saturday.
The remaining injured, considered to have minor injuries, were also transported by land to Santa Maria Hospital.
A man around 40 years old disappeared in the waters of the Tagus River.
A 10-year-old child suffered serious injuries in a collision between two light vehicles in Rio Maior, in the Santarém district, and was airlifted to Santa Maria Hospital.
The accident, which occurred at 12:10 in São João da Ribeira, resulted in four minor injuries, including two children.
The boy was airlifted to Santa Maria hospital.
The fatality of the fire at a hotel in Fátima is a woman aged around 60. The fire forced the evacuation of 53 people from the hotel unit.
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 fire at a scrapyard in Abrantes led to the evacuation of 14 people living near the business in Alferrarede, in the municipality of Abrantes.
A fire at a recycling company in Abrantes, in the Santarém district, led to the evacuation of 14 people from their homes.
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.
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.
