A fire broke out on the IC1, in the parish of Ermidas Sado, in the municipality of Santiago do Cacém. The flames consumed a vast area of pasture and cork oaks in the region.
The fire caused injuries to three firefighters who were fighting the flames at the scene. No further details are provided about the condition of the injured firefighters.
The IC1 road was affected by the fire, which destroyed a large extension of vegetation in the rural area of that parish in the district of Setúbal.
