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Portimão firefighters attacked fire that originated in a vehicle

Algarve Marafado31 August 2026 at 20:17

About two dozen operatives from the Voluntary Firefighters of Portimão fought a fire this afternoon. The fire originated in a vehicle. The firefighting deployment had about 20 operatives on the ground. The incident occurred in the district of Portimão, in the Algarve.

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