Diogo Dias died Saturday in a traffic accident in the context of the fight against a fire which occurred at Oleiros”.
A fireman was killed and four injured in a traffic accident in the framework of the fight against a forest fire in central Portugal that would continue to rage until Wednesday, announced on Sunday the civil Protection.
Diogo Dias, of the corps of firefighters of Proença a Nova, died Saturday in a traffic accident in the context of the fight against a fire which is said to Oleiros,” said the civil Protection.
114 dead in 2017
on Sunday, more than 700 fire-fighters and 14 aircraft water bombers fought the fire Saturday night at Oleiros before spreading into the region of Castelo Branco, 200 km north of Lisbon.
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This fire may “require the mobilization of the device until Tuesday or Wednesday,” said to the press the minister of the Interior Eduardo Cabrita.
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fires have burned from June to October in the centre of Portugal in 2017, making a total of 114 dead.
