Clérigos Tower in Porto partially evacuated due to a fire in an electrical panel
The flames were extinguished by the site's security team.

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The flames were extinguished by the site's security team.

The Clérigos Tower was partially evacuated in the early afternoon on Friday due to a battery fire on the upper floor of the monument, a Porto City Council source told Lusa. The alert was raised at 12:41 and, by the time emergency services arrived, the situation had already been resolved by the personnel ...

A short circuit in a battery on the upper floor caused a fire that injured no one. The situation is reported to have been quickly brought under control by the tower's security staff.

Part of Porto's Torre dos Clérigos was evacuated after a battery experienced a short circuit. Emergency services attended the scene and the situation is being assessed.
