Fire broke out near the town of Tomar LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portuguese authorities say around 500 firefighters are combating a wildfire that started in a central area some 100 kilometers (62 miles) northeast of Lisbon, the capital. ...
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Major Portugal Wildfire Under Control
Blaze raged for four days, injuring 39 people By HELENA ALVES and BARRY HATTON Associated Press MACAO, Portugal (AP) — Firefighters in Portugal on Tuesday brought a huge wildfire under control after the blaze raged for four days, ...
Read More »Over 30 Hurt in Portugal Wildfire
Over 1,000 firefighters are battling the major wildfire By BARRY HATTON and HELENA ALVES Associated Press COLOS, Portugal (AP) — More than 1,000 firefighters and 14 water-dropping aircraft battled a major wildfire Monday amid scorching temperatures in Portugal, where ...
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More than 1,000 firefighters and 14 water-dropping aircraft battled a major wildfire
Read More »Portugal to Deploy Record Number of Crews to Battle Wildfires
Large increase in personnel, vehicles, and aircraft LISBON, Portugal (AP) — After an exceptionally dry winter and weeks of unseasonably high temperatures, Portugal is assembling a record number of firefighters and water-dropping aircraft as it braces for a ...
Read More »Heat, Low Rainfall Put Portugal on Wildfire Alert
Over 100 died in wildfires in 2017 LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Authorities in Portugal have placed the country on high alert for wildfires amid a prolonged dry spell and unseasonably high temperatures. The government announced a civil protection ...
Read More »Portugal Cites Success Against Wildfires
No deaths in 2018 LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s government says its measures to fight wildfires have paid off, with fewer blazes, a smaller charred area and no fatalities this year after catastrophic wildfires killed 106 people in ...
Read More »Hundreds of Firefighters Battle Wildfire in Portugal
Wildfire near Lisbon injured 17 firefighters By HELENA ALVES and JOSEPH WILSON, Associated Press SINTRA-CASCAIS, Portugal (AP) — Over 700 firefighters battled a wildfire Sunday in a national park west of Lisbon that forced Portuguese authorities to evacuate ...
Read More »Criminal Charges in Deadly Portugal Wildfire
Over 60 people died in the blaze LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Prosecutors in Portugal are bringing charges of criminally negligent homicide against 12 defendants over the deaths of 66 people in a major wildfire last year. At Pedrogao ...
Read More »Portugal, Spain Make Progress on Major Wildfires
Over 1,000 firefighters at work in Portugal LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Authorities in Portugal and Spain said Thursday they have halted major wildfires but warned the battle isn’t over yet. Bulldozers working through the night to create firebreaks ...
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