Tragedy as Portuguese firefighting Canadair crashes near Spanish border
A Portuguese Canadair âwater-bomberâ plane has crashed today, killing the Portuguese pilot and critically injuring the Spanish co-pilot. The tragedy happened mid-morning as the plane was taking part in aerial
Portugalâs oldest firefighter dies âafter 80 years serviceâ
Chefe Luciano Fortunato Viegas, of Melo âbombeirosâ fire station in Guarda, died this week aged 102. Explain reports, he was the âoldest firefighter in Portugalâ and his passing leaves the
Badly-burned firefighter loses battle for life
Yet another firefighter has died following terrible burns he received in a forest fire in Castro Verde on July 13. 40-year-old Carlos Carvalho suffered 95% burns to his body in
âExtraordinarily large, extraordinarily complexâ Oleiros fire finally âdominatedâ
There is still a long way to go, but last weekendâs âextraordinarily large, extraordinarily complexâ killer blaze that started in Oleiros has finally been dominated. It caused the death of
Third firefighter dies in countryâs latest âmonsterâ wildfire: all work in forests on hold till Tuesday
A third firefighter has died in the space of just a few weeks as Portugalâs wildfire season shows no sign of abating. Right now the Oleiros âblazeâ is still active
Firefighter dies in Leiria – second fatality in grim week
A second firefighter in a grim week of emergencies throughout the country died yesterday after three hours of âaftermath vigilanceâ New father Filipe AndrĂ© Pedrosa, 34, was part of a
Firefighters suffering major burns âwere using old, worn outâ protective equipment
Two firefighters battling for their lives in burns units in Lisbon hospitals today were using âold, worn out kitâ when they faced a wildfire in Castro Verde on Monday. Fire
Firefighters in critical condition after night involving three separate major blazes
Two firefighters are battling for their lives in hospital following a major blaze in Castro Verde (Alentejo) which began late on Monday afternoon. One, believed to be in his 40s,
Fire chief dies, another firefighter âseriously injuredâ in blaze that âshould have been easyâ
An experienced fire chief died last night – and three other firefighters were injured, one of them seriously – in a blaze in the Serra de LousĂŁ that âshould have
âLostâ grandmother alerts authorities by sending video message to grandson
An quick-thinking octogenarian, lying injured in a ditch and âmissedâ by searchers alerted to her disappearance, managed to save herself from a freezing night in the open by sending a