Monday, June 3, 2013

Fire in Mértola dominated after 15 hours - Público.pt

fire in Santana de Cambas, Mértola, Beja district, which broke out at 18h21 Sunday in an area of ??bush, entered the aftermath around 9:40 a.m., over 15 hours after he set off.

The fire, which grew to two fronts active and consumed an area of ??bush yet to be determined, had been mastered at 7:10 am, but at 7:59 a.m. reactivations was one of the fronts, having been driven a combat helicopter the flames, told Lusa the second commander of District Relief Operations (CDOS) Beja, Carlos Pica.

“Because of the work of the helicopter in concerted efforts with the media on the ground”, the fire started in the aftermath of around 9:40 a.m., said. The fire did not threaten homes, according to the same source.

involved 81 fire fighting operations, supported by 26 vehicles, Carlos Pica needed.

On Sunday where temperatures soared all over the country, the National Authority for Civil Protection registered in all 74 events, which mobilized 783 and 214 operational vehicles. Were also required four airborne. Already since midnight of Monday five occurrences were recorded.

In mid-May ripped the stage Bravo fighting forest fires, the second most critical and which extends to June 30, 6338 on the ground involving operational vehicles in 1472, 30 airborne and 70 lookout posts. The most critical time for forest fires, the Charlie stage, begins July 1, continuing until September 30, 9337 and involves operational vehicles in 2172, 45 airborne and 237 lookout posts.

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