Brais Lorenzo / EPA
Man died in Mirandela at dawn. Five Forest Protection Operatives injured in Sabugal.
A man he died at the last dawn in Mirandela while helping to fight a fire. It is the third mortal victim of fires in Portugal this year.
Vítor Correia, mayor of Mirandela, explained that the victim was conducting a track machinewhich prepares the ground for firefighters in the firework zone.
“There was a accident In a machine, in the machine input and output operation. Will fallen of the machine and caused a deadly accident. It is to regret, ”commented the mayor.
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of the Republic, has already sent condolences to the Mirandela operational family.
The other death-related deaths were in (guard) and (Covilhã).
Five injured
By the end of Tuesday afternoon, the National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority (Anepc) reported that cinco AFOCELCA (Forest Protection) operational wounded no Sabugal.
In the fight against this fire, one of the operational ones got serious injuries, an extensive burn. Another four suffered minor injuries.
The two Swedish fire -fighting aircraft in Portugal acted in Sabugal throughout the day, the Civil Protection announced.
In the early morning of Wednesday, almost 3700 operational ones were in combating flames in the country. The fire of Arganil It is the most worrying and what brings together almost a third of the means.
The fire that has been drawing since Monday Branco Castle It continues with two active fronts, one in the Louriçal do Campo/Torre and the other towards Ribeira de Eiras, in the parish of Almaceda.
