A huge fire ravages the center of Portugal
2019-07-21T19:11:26.950Z
Exceptional mobilization in the center of Portugal to fight against a large fire that broke out in the night from Saturday to Sunday, July 21st. In all, nearly 1,700 men, 480 vehicles and 23 air assets were engaged in the battle. But in a heat wave, squalls and drought had complicated the fight against this fire raging in a mountainous region where the fire had killed a hundred people in 2017. The fires have caused 20 injuries in this region (eight firefighters and 12 civilians) according to a report from the Ministry of the Interior. A badly burned civilian was evacuated by helicopter to Lisbon, 200 km to the south. On Sunday, a 55-year-old suspect was arrested.
Source: france24