Six houses were evacuated "as a preventive measure". due to the fire that broke out this afternoon in Perna Seca, parish of São Bartolomeu de Messines. The means of land combat were reinforced, but another fire, in Almodôvar, forced the deployment of one of the aerial means for this occurrence.
According to the mayor of Silves, Rosa Palma, in statements to Sul Informação, “six houses were evacuated, but only for prevention, as no house was hit by the flames”.
The mayor said that more resources are arriving at the scene, a reinforcement of the Beja District Command is expected, and guarantees that "we will give everything to control the fire as quickly as possible".
CDO source of Faro he told our newspaper that there are 206 operational firefighting workers, supported by 61 vehicles, three air vehicles and six trailing machines, and that both fronts of the fire are still active.
The same source confirmed that one of the aerial means that was fighting the fire in São Bartolomeu de Messines was moved to Almodôvar where the flames are consuming an area of pine forest.
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