Sátão’s fire is, at this time, what mobilizes the most means. Fires of Trancoso and Sátão became one.
There are villages surrounded by the flames in the municipalities of the districts of Viseu and Guarda, the Civil Protection commander told Lusa that he said he had “all identified places” and with localized means.
“Especially in the North Zone of the Fire, Penedono, Sernancelhe, São João da Pesqueira, but also in Aguiar da Beira there are a number of risky situations, because this is where the fire is more intense,” he told Lusa, at 3:10 pm, the second regional commander of the Center.
Jody Rato also admitted that “There are several villages surrounded by flames“But he preferred not to identify,” not only, because they are several, but not to create alarm, because there are ways in all of them working to quickly be overcome. “
The commander stressed that “firefighters are all doing what the perimetric defenses are, because, First, is the defense of people and goodsthen what is combat. “
“The accompaniment is being done in all situations“He assured.
The villages are “a little” throughout the region affected by the fire that originated in two, Sátão (Viseu district) and Trancoso (Guarda district) and, at this time, is already in 10 municipalities of the two districts.
The fire affects the municipalities of Sátão, Sernancelhe, Moimenta da Beira, Penedono and “Also already entering” in São João da Pesqueira (Viseu District), Aguiar da Beira, Trancoso, Algodres, Meda and Celorico da Beira (Guarda district).
The warning for the Freches fire in the municipality of Trancoso, Guarda district, took place on Saturday, the 9th, at 17:21.
At 15:15 fought this fire 497 operational, supported by 173 vehiclesaccording to the official page of the National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority (APENPC).
The fire of Vila Boa, parish of Ferreira de Aves, in Sátão, district of Viseu, was warned by 01h03 on Wednesday, the 13th, and on the same day arrived in the municipalities of Sernancelhe, also in the district of Viseu, and Aguiar da Beira, Guarda district.
At 3:15 pm this fire fought 1,013 operational, supported by 324 vehicles and 10 air assets, according to the official page of the National Emergency Authority and Civil Protection (Anepc).