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Update at 15:56 – The fire “rages with great intensity and has an active front,” ANEPC’s Castelo Branco District Commander confirmed to Radio Condestável. Francisco Peraboa also said that “the orography of the terrain and the strong wind that is felt in the place make it difficult for the firefighters to work.”
On the ground there is now a strong device composed of 201 operational personnel, 67 vehicles and nine air assets. Six tracked machines from the municipalities of Proença-a-Nova, Oleiros and Castelo Branco, and another from the Special Civil Protection Force, assist in the operations.
Update at 15:40 – Five firefighters from the Proença-a-Nova corporation were injured in operations to combat this fire. Two were considered seriously injured and three slightly injured. There is also the loss of a vehicle belonging to the Proença fire department, as confirmed by the mayor of the city, João Lobo.
Original novelty: This afternoon there was a forest and pine forest fire in Cunqueiros, in the Unión de Parroquias de Sobreira Formosa and Alvito da Beira, in the municipality of Proença-a-Nova.
The alert was issued at 1:43 p.m., says the National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority (ANEPC) on its website.
At this time (15:21) 142 operational flames are facing, supported by 41 vehicles and 10 air assets.
The causes of this accident are unknown. The strong and gusty wind that is felt in the region should make it difficult for the firefighters. Condestável has a reporting team on site.
Photo: RC file
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