The Mayor of S. Pedro do Sul, Vitor Figueiredo, he said that “at the moment the situation is under control” in relation to fire reached the county.
“at the moment the situation is under control, which does not mean that there is no reacendimentos” in the coming hours, said the mayor at about 23:30 hours, being prudent in relation the evolution of the situation.
Contacted by phone from Lisbon, Vitor Figueiredo said he visited the surrounding area and saw only two small fires, with firefighters on site.
According to the mayor, a device to combat fire will remain in place. “It will all depend on the wind, let’s see,” he said.
In statements made in the late afternoon to reporters, Vitor Figueiredo said that “the fire came from Arouca municipality”, Aveiro district, and ” He came on Monday in the municipality of S. Pedro do Sul “, in the district of Viseu.
” the first four days were very bad because we did not have any support, “lamented the mayor, considering that these situations “can not happen again.”
“the municipality of S. Pedro do Sul has 250 square kilometers. the area that is burned is very large, probably equivalent to a third or a quarter of all our county “, also said at the same time.
the situation in São Pedro do Sul is being given by controlled, one week after the outbreak of the fire, which occurred on Monday last, 08 August in the town of Janarde in Arouca municipality, Aveiro district.
By 0:40, the fire São Pedro do Sul also mobilized 926 operational and 278 terrestrial means, being one of the three fires large, active in the mainland, along with two others in the district of Guarda.
One of these two fires started tonight in Alverca da Beira, in Pinhel municipality, mobilizing 59 operational and 15 means land.
the other, the fire in the town of Mesquitela, Celorico da Beira municipality, also in the district of Guarda, which was active since Sunday afternoon, was in at 00:40, on stage resolution, focusing 87 operational and 25 terrestrial means.
in Portugal, at 0:40, there were 52 forest fires, which involved combat operations in 2067 and 684 terrestrial means, according to the Civil Protection page on the internet .
the Civil protection highlights on this page, as “major events”, which inserts large fires them, those with more than three hours and over 15 means of protection and relief involved, but only includes incidents of the continent, as the autonomous regions have their own services in this area.
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