The attorney general saiod this confirmation comes after questioning a witness who has beedn publically alleging knowledge of more victims than those announced by the authorities.

Monday’s edition of i newspaper published a list with 73 names that were supposedly victims of the June tragedy in Pedrógão Grande, compiled by a businesswoman to hold a memorial for the victims.

The list included the 38 people burnt to death on the EN 236.1 road when they were surrounded by the flames.

After analysing the information, the attorney general said on Tuesday that there were some mistakes regarding the identity of the people’s names on the list and at least six of the names were repeated.

The fire that broke out in Pedrógão Grande in the centre of Portugal on 17 June caused at least 64 deaths and 200 injuries and was only declared extinct a week later.