Firefighters “are repositioning the means on the ground” to fight the fire that launched, Monday afternoon, in Aljustrel municipality. The Mayor, Carlos Teles, says the "very strong wind" has been harmful.
“Firefighters are repositioning the means on the ground, are doing their job to master the flames ”, indicated the mayor, in statements to Lusa, stressing that “the very strong wind helped the fire spread”.
"So far, I'm not sure what damage has been caused by the fire, I don't have enough information right now to trace this global perspective ”, admitted the mayor before 19 hours, Advanced only that the fire “It was near” the locality of Carregueiro, where “a casão still burned”, but “the firefighters managed to control the fire and pushed it away from the village”.
Like GNR source had previously revealed to Lusa, the mayor confirmed that the National Road Section 2 (EN2) Between Aljustrel and neighboring Castro Verde, passing precisely through the locality of Carregueiro, is cut to traffic in both directions.
“I also know that burned an agricultural structure a lot, But I know little more, for now", said.
Also contacted by Lusa, David Marks, Councilman responsible for Civil Protection in the Castro Verde Chamber, district of Beja, said he was “closely follow” the evolving of the fire, what, of the information that has, will not have arrived in the municipality.
“It is not known what will be the evolution of fire, We know that the means are coordinated and mobilized ”, he argued, highlighting having been involved in the articulation of the local farmers association with civil protection for the mobilization of agricultural machinery.
These agricultural vehicles, said, "They are always important in fighting fires" and tried to "realize with the command post to where it would make the most sense mobilize these means".
After, The information was passed on “to the association and farmers move the machines where they are useful”, He stressed.
fire, whose warning was given to 13.09 hours, launched in a forest area in Monte do Cerro, in the Messejana area, in Aljustrel municipality, and has already mobilized six helicopters, previously informed Civil Protection.
The mayor of Aljustrel also told Lusa that in the afternoon the fire had consumed “mainly pasture”.
To 19 hours, According to the National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority page (ANEPC), The fire mobilized 254 operational, aided by 91 vehicles and four air assets.
In the zone where EN2 is cut, GNR's military personnel are indicated to the motorists of road circulation alternatives, said source of the territorial command of Beja.
