A rural fire broke out this afternoon in a scrubland area in Mira-Sintra, in the Union of Parishes of Agualva and Mira-Sintra, in the municipality of Sintra. The alert for the fire was given at 4:10 PM, with the flames reaching an area of vegetation.
According to the information available at 6:25 PM, the fire remained ongoing, mobilizing 155 operatives on the ground to combat it.
The authorities have not yet indicated the total area affected by the fire nor the possible causes of the fire.
Residents of the Mira-Sintra and Agualva area in Sintra directly face the risk of fire spread to homes and properties. The mobilization of 155 operatives indicates the severity of the situation, which requires careful monitoring by the local population and possible preventive evacuations. This fire occurs in the context of the highest risk season for rural fires in Portugal.
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