Arganil Fire Likely to Be Largest Ever in Portugal

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All of this happened in a “very complex territory” not only by accessibility, but also by the fact that topography is “in the evolution of fire”, in a region that subsequently produces large fires in 1987, 2005 and 2017.

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It is estimated that the fire started in Arganil will already consume about 60,000 hectares, exceeding the largest since it was registered in Portugal, with origin in Villarinho in 2017 and affected 53 thousand.

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H t r s large active fires in Pa S. Arganil which mobilizes more means.

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Passed by the investment of the calls, the castles of Arganil and Trancoso, where the two biggest fires of this summer are painted the coal. “I had never seen anything like this”

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The fire that started at Piódão, Arganil, on day 13 and that continues to be active will be "very likely" the largest ever in Portugal, said specialist Paulo Fernandes, estimating a heated area of about 60,000 hectares.

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Both fires consumed more than 40 thousand hectares and remained few behind the heated area during the Luusá fire in 2017. Firemanism was the main cause of fires.