LISBON — More than 1,000 firefighters battled three blazes sweeping across central Portugal early on Sunday, prompting authorities to partially evacuate a village and leaving one person with severe injuries. “The wildfire came with force,” a Macao resident told Portuguese TV channel SIC, complaining there are not enough firefighters on the ground. “We (residents) had to fight the flames.”Ricardo Aires, the mayor of another affected municipality, Vila de Rei, also told Portugal’s public broadcaster RTP that firefighters and resources were lacking. Authorities said they hope to bring the wildfires under control by 6 or 7 a.m local time. In June 2017, a devastating wildfire in the central town of Pedrogao Grande killed 64 people and injured more than 250.

Source: National Post July 21, 2019 00:56 UTC