(Last hour) Mourao: Five of the wounded military GNR in rural fire.
Five soldiers of the GNR were injured, with burns, a rural fire that broke out in a lot of Mourao county (Évora) Monday. Three are considered serious injuries.
Source of the National Institute of Medical Emergency (INEM) told the Lusa agency that the five military GNR (fFile oto Lidador News) injured in fire, with burns, are all men and three seriously injured “They have been transported” for hospitals.
One of them, of 32 year old, He went to the Hospital of the Holy Spirit of Évora (HESE) in immediate support ambulance life (SIV) Moura”.
“The other two, that inspire greater care, were heliborne”, he added, explaining that one of them, of 39 year old, He was taken to the University Hospital of Coimbra and the other, of 30 year old, He was transported to St. John's Hospital, no Porto.
The group of five elements of injured GNR, the remaining two “They were assisted on site and required more care”.
The president of the Chamber Mourao, Maria Clara Safara, He revealed to Lusa that five military GNR belong to the Protection and Relief Intervention Group team (GIPS) headquartered in Moura, no Beja district.
According to the mayor, who has special responsibility of the municipal Civil Protection, these soldiers were part of the team of air means that participating in firefighting operations. However, could not explain how they were affected by flames.
The fire broke out around 16.30 hours, on Mount Cannon, Mourao in the county, plowing in a meadow area, according to the District Command of Relief Operations (CDOS) Évora.
The mayor explained that the fire started on the border with Spain, mobilizing Portuguese and Spanish media, and is already dominated from the 19 hours.
Fighting the flames mobilized 72 operational, with the support of 24 Car, firemen, GNR and INEM, and four air means.
PRESS RELEASE (CDOs BEJA)
Five elements of the Protection and Rescue Intervention Group (GIPS) GNR suffered burns when fighting rural fire that broke out this afternoon in the county Mourao, Évora.
Of the five injured, three suffered burns and were taken to hospitals, namely to the Hospital of St. John, no Porto, to the University Hospital of Coimbra and Évora Hospital. The other two injured were assisted on site by the INEM, there is no need to be referred to a hospital unit.
This rural fire began on Mount Cannon, municipality of Mourão, by 16:30, and mobilized 74 operational, supported by 25 Car, means air-five, is dominated this time.
