Fire in Monchique highlights risks
By TPN/Lusa,
in Algarve ·
23-07-2021 01:00:00 · 0 Comments
The fire last weekend which resulted in around 2,000 hectares being burnt, has highlighted the need for citizens to be vigilant.
The fire started on Saturday, 17 July in Monchique and moved into the municipality of Portimão (both in the district of Faro, in the Algarve) and was declared to be over on Sunday afternoon.
Following the fire, field operations commander Rui Lopes, when asked about concerns for this summer, acknowledged that the dozens of tonnes of burned wood still on the ground resulting from the 2018 fire “are still” a concern in the local area.