Firefighters still tackling massive blaze in Monchique

Around 150 fire-fighters were during the early hours of this Sunday morning still tackling a massive blaze that ignited Saturday in the Algarve’s Monchique mountain range, near the Foia peak, the region’s highest point.

in Algarve · 04 Sep 2016, 08:37 · 1 Comments

Information from the national civil protection authority said 153 fire-fighters and 51 vehicles were involved in the action.

Reports have also emerged of people being evacuated from their homes as a precautionary measure.

The fire in Monchique is currently rated as the only important occurrence” in terms of fire in the country.

During the course of last night the priority was to protect homes in the area, the head of operations on the ground, Richard Marques, said.

Groups of fire-fighters from Lisbon and Évora are expected to join the efforts in Monchique during the course of the day as thermometers climbed to close to 40 degrees Celsius in the Algarve.

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Comments

The Wind that came to the area this afternoon (07/09/16 20.30hrs) looks to have got the fire going as fierce as it was on sunday. Our thoughts are with the people of the area

By Peter Dudley from Algarve on 07 Sep 2016, 19:34