Young man suspected of causing summer’s largest fire placed under house arrest
A 24-year-old arrested earlier this week on suspicion of having caused the largest fire this summer, in Oliveira de Azeméis, is to be placed under house arrest. The ‘factory worker’
Man arrested for setting house on fire “out of revenge” in Portimão
Man has been remanded in custody PJ police have announced the arrest of a 51-year-old man suspected of deliberately setting fire to a house and a car in Portimão on
Firefighter injured in Portimão house fire (with video)
Firefighter injured in Portimão house fire A fireman was injured while battling a house fire on Rua D. Maria Luísa in Portimão this Wednesday afternoon (November 20). The blaze broke
Number of Portugal’s fire deaths rises to nine
Two injured in Albergaria-a-Velha fire die from injuries today The Secretary of State for the Environment is meeting today in Albergaria-a-Velha with mayors of the Aveiro district – one of
Major fire in Alcabideche complicated by high winds
11 firefighters hurt, 4 civilians; homes under threat Today has been marked by a major fire in Alcabideche, in the borough of Cascais, which is still ongoing this evening, whipped
Fire partially destroys restaurant at Portimão’s Praia do Vau
A restaurant at Portimão’s popular Praia do Vau beach was partially destroyed by a fire which broke out early this Tuesday morning (January 16). Authorities were alerted to the fire at
Fire breaks out at abandoned house in Quarteira
A fire broke out this morning at an abandoned house in Quarteira, creating a large plume of black smoke which can be seen from several kilometres away. Reports CMTV, the
14-year-old boy among dead in Lisbon house fire
UPDATED STORY: Immigrant fire deaths expose failings in Portugal’s ‘welcome’ to migrant workers A 14-year-boy and a 50-year-old man – both believed to have arrived in Portugal from their native
Two people rehomed after fire partially destroys Portimão house
Two people rehomed after fire partially destroys Portimão house Two people aged 34 and 48 had to be rehomed on Saturday after a fire partially destroyed their house in Portimão
Three dead in house fire in Sabrosa, Vila Real
Three people have died today in a house fire in Sabrosa (Vila Real district). According to early reports, the fire broke out around 5am. The dead are understood to be