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The fire “continues with great evolution” and spread to three municipalities “Castelo Branco, Proença-a-Nova and Oleiros”, said the same source.
Right now, 720 operatives are in place, supported by 242 vehicles, he added.
On Sunday, two firefighters suffered serious injuries while fighting this fire, where a fire truck also burned, according to the National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority (ANEPC).
ANEPC source informed Lusa that the two firefighters suffered second degree burns and were transported by INEM helicopter to the Coimbra hospital, being “free from danger.”
Due to the risk of fire, the districts of Bragança and Guarda will be on special orange alert on Monday and the rest in yellow.
Continental Portugal is on alert for fire risk until 23:59 today, with the districts of Beja, Castelo Branco, Évora, Faro, Guarda, Leiria, Portalegre, Setúbal and Santarém in a special red alert state and the rest are from Orange.
[Notícia atualizada às 07h33]