This Saturday, the mayor of Gois told Lusa news agency that the fire in Gois is under control, despite the fact that more than 300 operators are still on the ground, supported by more than 100 funds.
“Fortunately, the fire is now under control. Not a single first-class house burned down, only one or two sheds. The most active front is towards Miosinho, but it is very far away,” Mayor Rui Sampaio said.
According to the District Command for Relief Operations (CDOS) of Coimbra, the alarm was raised at 14:48, and so far, according to the situation held at 18:55, 349 operatives are fighting the fire with the support of 96 vehicles. and eight air assets.
The fire broke out in Amioso Cimeiro, in the parish of Alvarez, the southernmost parish of the municipality of Goiz, in the district of Coimbra, which borders the district of Leiria.
Also in the area of Coimbra, in the municipality of Montemor o Velho, a fire broke out at 16:52, also in a forest plantation, and currently, according to the official civil protection page, 133 operatives are involved with the support of 38 people. vehicles and half air.
“This fire is already under control, it even crossed the highway [A1]but it didn’t have to be cut,” Emilio Torrao, president of the municipal council of Montemor-o-Velho, told Lusa.
This fire broke out in Volta da Tocha, in the parish of Arazede, and at 4:00 pm, the Civil Protection page classified the fight as being in the process of resolution.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
