the 30 hotel guests Pestana Algarve Race, next to the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve, were evacuated” as a precaution and by decision of the director of the hotel unit “due to the proximity of the fire that started yesterday in the late afternoon in Monchique has come to Portimão county.
the Civil Protection also proceeded to the removal of people from different locations in the immediate vicinity of the sports infrastructure, where the fire is plowing with intensity.
the unit of the Pestana Group was evacuated “at about fifteen hours’ time the director of this 5-star hotel João Martins decided to withdraw« 30 hotel guests and occupants of 15 apartments ‘, as revealed itself to South Information .
Today, the Pestana Algarve Race was hosting a presentation session organized by an international brand tires, which were people from various parts of the world.
Ali next to the Autodrome followed the same steps. “As a precautionary measure, we decided to suspend all activity at 15h30 ‘, said the director of the Autodrome Paulo Pinheiro.
The flames also forced the Civil Protection to guard themselves. “We’re still doing a survey of the numbers, but proceeded to the evacuation of several villages, just as a matter of precaution. There were two people evacuated from Ataboal, the other two Carriçal, eight people Mill Rock and three of Montes de Cima. This survey is still being done, so they can not be the final figures, “said our newspaper spokeswoman of the District Center of Relief Operations.
At the site, the reporter South Information testified how close the flames are the hotel unit which was evacuated and whose guests were “redistributed by other hotels in the group here in the Algarve.” Already the locals evacuated “are receiving support from Portimão Council services.”
The fire continues to be fought by about 490 firefighters backed by 154 vehicles, 9 aerial means (4 light, 2 medium, 3 heavy). At this time, in addition to fire all the corporations in the Algarve, the forces on the ground are already having the help of support groups coming from Beja, Évora, Setúbal, Lisbon, Santarem, Portalegre.
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Smoke and fire in Cima__Foto Hills Elisabete Rodrigues
