The fire that broke out at 20:40 pm in Porto de Lagos, municipality of Portimão, was declared to be under control at 22:09 pm, a source from the District Relief Operations Command (CDOS) told the Sul Informação.
15 vehicles and 45 firefighters from Portimão, Silves, Monchique and Lagoa are involved in fighting the fire that destroyed an area of forest.
This is the only active fire in the entire country, according to the website of the National Civil Protection Authority.
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