Forest fire rages in central Portugal

Record ID: 904034

  • Title: Forest fire rages in central Portugal
  • Date: 25th July 2017
  • Summary: CASTELO BRANCO, PORTUGAL (JULY 25, 2017) (REUTERS) SMOKE RISING FROM FOREST IN MOUNTAINSIDE NEAR HOUSE VARIOUS OF FIRE RAGING IN FOREST NEAR HOUSE SMOKE BILLOWING FROM FOREST IN MOUNTAINSIDE NEAR HOUSE FIREFIGHTING PLANE FLYING OVERHEAD FIRES RAGING IN FOREST VARIOUS OF WOMAN DOUSING WATER AROUND HER HOUSE AND HOUSE WALLS WITH HOSE SMOKE BILLOWING FROM FOREST VARIOUS OF FIRES BURNING MEN LOOKING ON AS SMOKE BILLOWS IN THE DISTANCE VARIOUS OF FIRES BURNING PLANE FLYING THROUGH CLOUD OF SMOKE SMOKE ABOVE FOREST SMOKE BILLOWING FROM FLAMES IN FOREST
  • Embargoed: 8th August 2017 12:54
  • Keywords: Forest fire wildfire Portugal Castelo Branco wildfire Portugal Castelo Branco fire
  • Location: CASTELO BRANCO, PORTUGAL
  • City: CASTELO BRANCO, PORTUGAL
  • Country: Portugal
  • Topics: Disaster/Accidents,Fires
  • Reuters ID: LVA0016R7UOUF
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Wildfires in central Portugal remained active on Tuesday (July 25) as firefighters continued to battle the blaze in the municipality of Castelo Branco.
    The fire began at 5:55 p.m. (1655 GMT) on Monday (July 24) in the parish of Santo Andre das Tojeiras in Castelo Branco, local media reported.
    On Tuesday 415 firefighters were still battling fires in the Castelo Branco area with the support of four planes and 126 firefighting vehicles, Portuguese civil protection said.
  • Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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