Firefighters battle wildfire in central Portugal

Record ID: 906045

  • Title: Firefighters battle wildfire in central Portugal
  • Date: 11th August 2017
  • Summary: ABRANTES, PORTUGAL (AUGUST 11, 2017) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF FIRE BURNING IN TREES VARIOUS OF FIREFIGHTERS TACKLING BLAZES VEHICLE PARKED, SMOKE RISING FROM FIRE IN BACKGROUND VARIOUS OF FIREFIGHTERS NEAR FIRE IN WOODED AREA FIREFIGHTER WITH HOSE FIREFIGHTERS SPRAYING WATER FIREFIGHTERS NEAR FIRE SMOKE RISING OVER TREES SMOKE RISING OVER TREES, FIREFIGHTER WORKING
  • Embargoed: 25th August 2017 19:10
  • Keywords: Portugal fire Portugal wildfire Abrantes fire firefighters battle fire engines central Portugal
  • Location: ABRANTES, PORTUGAL
  • City: ABRANTES, PORTUGAL
  • Country: Portugal
  • Topics: Disaster/Accidents,Fires
  • Reuters ID: LVA0016TPRGAV
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: A fire continued to burn in the central Portugal region of Abrantes on Friday (August 11), two days after it started, according to local media.
    A total of 683 firefighters, 216 fire trucks and 10 firefighting planes - some on loan from Spain - were tackling the blaze, Portuguese Civil Protection said on its website.
    Some villages were evacuated as a precautionary measure, the mayor of Abrantes Maria do Ceu Albuquerque was reported as saying by local media.
  • Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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