A car caught fire on the A15 near Malaqueijo, Rio Mayor on Tuesday, shutting down traffic for about half an hour and sparking a wildfire that was put out by about 90 firefighters at 5:10 p.m.
According to the Santarém District Relief Command (CDOS), the fire in the car was reported at 2:44 pm, with traffic on Highway 15 in the direction of Rio Mayor/Santarém stopped until approximately 3:00 am. :22 pm when the band was open and GNR reported that it was fully normalized around 4:50 pm.
The flames reached the bush area in the district of Azambujeira and Malaqueijo in the municipality of Rio Mayor (Santarem), and then spread to the forest area, 88 firefighters fought this fire with the support of 22 vehicles and two aircraft. means.
The source added that there was no information about the presence of houses in danger.
There were eight active fires in mainland Portugal at 5:10 p.m. Tuesday, involving 1,201 operatives, supported by 365 vehicles and 20 aircraft, according to the website of the National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
