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Fire in Covilha injures three firefighters – Correio da Manhã

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165 firefighters, 46 vehicles and 5 air assets are fighting the fire

08/09/2015 16:41

Fire in Covilha injures three firefighters

Fire forced the evacuation of the park camping the spinning top.

Three firefighters were injured during the fire fighting which broke out on Sunday in Serra da Estrela.

The fire began at 14h28 and led to the evacuation of the Spinning Top Camping Park, in the county of Covilhã, told Lusa the public relations officer of White Castle GNR.

“The park was evacuated as a matter of precaution, that is, asked to the people who were there that they were abandoning the place,” said the official GNR, major Luís Patrício.

According to the information available on the web site of the National Civil Protection Authority, at about 18:45 this fire in the municipality of Covilhã, Castelo Branco district is being fought by 202 operating, aided by 61 terrestrial means and seven air assets.

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