Albergaria-a-Velha Mayor Antonio Loureiro told reporters the fire had burned down four houses ... special red alert status ...

The blazes, which escalated over the weekend, mark one of the worst fire outbreaks in recent years. With the situation ...

This it traces back to the government's failure to implement fully a forest fire protection plan proposed more than 10 years ago. That may have been compounded by Portugal's debt crisis ...

Gareth Roberts captured this image of fire looming over Portugal as he sought shelter Eventually we reached the small village at a crossroads surrounded by fire. Locals and ourselves were crying ...

Portugal is battling the worst blazes it has ... trapped by the flames civil protection authorities said, bringing the fire-related toll up to seven. “We regret the death of three firefighters ...

Two buses and seven vehicles were set on fire, in total, overnight, in various areas of the Lisbon Metropolitan Area, a ...

This will be followed by a survey, in the next 15 days, of “all the damage and losses” from the fire. After a joint meeting last Thursday, the municipalities covered by the Serra da Estrela ...

The Ecotopia Ativa Association is promoting a round table on Friday at the Casa do Povo in Santa Catarina da Fonte do Bispo, in the municipality of Tavira, to discuss the issue of rural fires.

Portugal has increased police presence in Lisbon’s suburbs after buses were set on fire and other incidents were recorded in the region this week. The reinforcement of the police forces will ...

with the theft of a Carris bus that was subsequently set on fire," Portugal's police force (PSP) said in a statement. Explaining that it had sent additional police to the area, the PSP added that ...

Portugal makes sweet off-road fire trucks, too After seeing the Romanian Ghe-O Rescue, we couldn't think of a more ultimate fire truck, but a reader – and volunteer firefighter – from Portugal ...

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