Residents of the village of Castanheira in Arouca, were removed from their homes because of the forest fire raging for about 20 hours in the Serra da Freita. “Those who did not want to leave home were protected with the GNR and firefighters,” he told Lusa the president of Arouca Chamber, José Artur Neves.
The flames came close to the House of Parideiras stones, municipal infrastructure located at the entrance of the village, which has 11 inhabitants, and burned three haystacks. “There are houses right next door, but firefighters managed to prevent the fire from spreading to homes,” said José Artur Neves, adding that came bursting a gas garrada that was inside one of the haystacks affected by flames.
the mayor also said that there are two populations at risk, including the places and Souto Redondo and Plum Tree, but it was not necessary to evacuate homes. In the morning, due to the proximity of the flames, the authorities decided to evacuate the Merujal campsite.
According to the site of the National Civil Protection Authority (ANPC), by 15:45 this Sunday there were about 140 fires “open”, from north to south the country, to be combated by about 2700 men. The map of fires is constantly being updated.
The A1 motorway is cut in both directions, at kilometer 250, near Albergaria-a-Velha, Aveiro district due to the flames. The court has already caused a car row of about five kilometers.
Another fire, which broke out in a eucalyptus plantation in Salreu, Estarreja municipality, Aveiro district forced to cut the A29, and is being tackled by 49 men and two air assets.
a house “burned completely” and others were “scorched” in Valley Platters in Melres parish, Gondomar municipality, in a fire that forced him to take “about 20 people “of their homes, said Lusa the president of the parish council, José Andrade.
” There are burnt houses. A house completely burned and the neighboring houses were scorched. About 20 people were evacuated from home around 11am, Vale Platters, Melres. There is a 92-year old hospital, which had been removed from the housing around 07h “, he described the president of the board of Melres and Medas parish.
This fire, which began on the afternoon of sexta- Tuesday threatened on Saturday the towns of Vilarinho and Moreira and was given as dominated during the early hours. It was, by 02h in the morning, “in resolution.” José Andrade called, around 09h, the strengthening of civil protection means, lamenting that the command post installed there on Saturday has been removed by 04h on Sunday.
The sinister “in mixed population” it was, at 10 am, placed by ANPC in the “major events” list, designation of the rural fire “of more than three hours and over 15 means of protection and relief involved.” At 15:15, I had two active fronts and was being fought by 192 men, 63 terrestrial means five air assets.
EN 108 in Melres was cut in both directions and the municipality, led by Marco Martins asked the curious to “leave the road is clear and not seek any space, including marginal, to see the fire” which, according revealed the president of the board of Melres and Medas parish, is leaving in danger “many houses” in villages of Vila Cimo, Vilarinho and Moreira.
“I myself have removed an old house of 92 years. The situation is very similar to Saturday, but worse, because the fire is more pulverized, “he said.
” Things are very bad, “they said Lusa Firefighters Melres Volunteers without availability for provide more information because of the high number of calls they were receiving.
Another major fire in progress is the Vale de Cambra, Aveiro, with three active fronts. This fire “in the bush” started around seven thirty in the morning, in the town of Felgueira, parish Arões, and is being fought by 130 operational and 44 terrestrial means.
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