The bush fire, which broke out this afternoon, around 17:20 pm, in the Escampadinho area, near the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, in the parish of Mexilhoeira Grande (Portimão), continues to plow unchecked and has already evolved into two active fronts, according to the status report made at 19:30 by the Civil Protection.
To fight the fire, means were strengthened, with a total of 143 operational being on the ground, including 129 firefighters and five elements of the Intervention Group for Protection and Relief of the GNR (GIPS), assisted since around 20:30 by a helicopter bomber Kamov and 38 vehicles.
The Barlavento Fire Fighting Brigade, one of the strengths of the device to fight forest fires which aims to increase the effectiveness of the initial response.
So far, what the Sul Informação he found that there are no houses in danger, despite the fact that in the area of Escampadinho there are scattered houses. Due to the wind, fire has continued to evolve towards the south.
The command of Relief Operations is now assured by the commander of the Fire Department of Portimão.
However, at 19:56, the Operational Command Post was installed at the roundabout of the Autodromo.
At 18:51 pm, given the rapid evolution of the fire, the Planning, Command and Communications (VPCC) vehicle of Faro for the Theater of Operations.
In addition to this fire in the municipality of Portimão, the website of the National Civil Protection Authority only indicates one other fire in Aboadela, near Amarante, in the North of the country, which has been raging since dawn today and is being fought by 250 firefighters, assisted for 78 vehicles and four bomber planes.
Updated at 21 pm, adding operational details.
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