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Fire in the municipality of Portel mobilizes more than 100 operatives and two aerial means
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Fire in the municipality of Portel mobilizes more than 100 operatives and two aerial means

SAPO Notícias15 September 2026 at 17:38

A rural fire broke out this Tuesday, September 15, in the area of Monte da Lameira, in the parish of Monte do Trigo, belonging to the municipality of Portel. The alert for the occurrence was given at 3:31 PM, according to Civil Protection information.

The firefighting operation mobilized more than a hundred operatives on the ground. In addition to ground resources, two aerial means were also deployed to support the firefighting operations.

Until the update made at 5:30 PM, the operatives continued to work at the scene to control and extinguish the fire. Civil Protection did not specify the affected area or the intensity of the fire in the information made available so far.

Why this matters

Readers in the Portel region, in Alentejo, are facing an active fire that threatens rural areas, requiring large mobilization of human and aerial resources. The fire occurs during the high fire risk period in Portugal, when dry and hot conditions favor propagation.

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