(Updated) Ourique: Commander of firefighters injured in screening cargo tank.
Mario Batista, commander of Ourique firefighters suffered serious injuries to screen autotanque. Transported to the Beja Hospital is free from danger.
The rollover of a autotanque of Ourique Fire, caused early on Monday, serious injury to the commander of the corporation, Mario Batista, 39 years which was transported to the Emergency Department of Beja Hospital.
The accident occurred at 12,00 hours, at km 54, State highway 123, a few 3.000 meters Ourique, Garvão on the link where the vehicle was heading, with 18.000 liter in the tank for supplying the population, its only occupant Mario Batista.
Source of Ourique fire revealed to Lidador News (LN), that "our commander was stabilized by the doctor and nurse of VMER and despite their status, He is conscious and not in danger of life ", fired our interlocutor.
For reasons not yet determined, the vehicle was the berm, and due to the heavy rain that fell in recent days the ground gave way and led to the overturning of the heavy.
Mario Batista, firefighter Ourique corporation's 17 year old, He was sworn in as commander of the corporation at the end of October 2016, replacing Eduardo Guerrero, who had died 19 September of that same year.
At the crash site were 9 operating the fire Ourique, VMs do Hospital de Beja e GNR, supported by 5 Car.
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CASTRO VERDE, 2 August 2017
The rollover of a autotanque of fire caused four injuries, in Castro Verde.
Three of the victims were in serious condition and another was found wounded slight. Two of the seriously injured, LuÃs Matos (39 year old) and Ricardo Romão (25 year old), They were transported to the Beja Hospital, to which was also brought to light the victim, Daniela Mariano (25 year old).
The third serious injured and what inspired greater care is the B Control Assistant. V. Castro Verde, Fernando Nascimento, of 43 year old, leading the autotanque. Was, by 17.30 hours, to be assisted on site, waiting for air medium.
The vehicle, which followed the four firefighters who were fighting a fire, entered into screening off Castro Verde, in the town of Casével, na Estrada Municipal 508. The autotanque belonged to Castro Verde corporation.
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Five firefighters from Beja corporation were jailed when they moved to a forest fire, Pias (Serpa).
The accident happened on National Road (IN) 255, in linking Sinks and Serpa, after the river Enchoé, and forced an operation to rescue them from inside the overturned car.
Of the five firefighters, four men and a woman, aged 20 and 60 year old, three were seriously injured and two with minor injuries, but were all transported to the Beja Hospital.
The causes of the accident are still being investigated, but everything points, the bursting of a tire has been at the origin of the accident.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
