pedrogao grande fire

//&#;&#;Pedr&#;g&#;o Grande fire was 'started by an electrical discharge' - concludes report January The investigation finally is over and has concluded that an electric discharge did cause the flames that turned into an inferno, killing at least people and injuring at least .

The report by the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) on the Pedr&#;g&#;o Grande fire shows that there is only a % probability that the ignition was caused by thunderstorms, as indicated by the PJ. The IPMA held a ...

//&#;&#;About firefighters were concentrating on the Pedr&#;g&#;o Grande area when the fire spread out of control. Firefighting planes, units of the police and the military were called to join the effort. Pedr&#;g&#;o Grande, population ,, is

//&#;&#;A fire in the municipality of Pedrogao Grande has left people dead. Several hundred firefighters and vehicles were dispatched late on Saturday to tackle the fire, which broke out in the ...

//&#;&#;Pedrogao Grande: (Portugal): More than , firefighters were still battling Portugal's deadliest forest blaze on Monday after it killed at least people over the weekend. Prime Minister ...

//&#;&#;A massive wildfire is reflected in a stream in central Portugal on Sunday, June , . Several hundred firefighters fought the blaze, which broke out Saturday in the municipality of Pedrogao...

//&#;&#;Drone footage captured the aftermath of a huge forest fire that engulfed Pedrogao Grande on Sunday. The blaze has so far claimed some lives and left in...

//&#;&#;Death toll rises to and there are injured people in the Pedr&#;g&#;o Grande fire, in Leiria. Portugal's President speaks of painful moments, but states it is time to fight back and rebuild. Burned cars at N road between Figueir&#; dos Vinhos and Castanheira de Pera, near Pedr&#;g&#;o Grande, central Portugal, June .

By the evening of June th, a total of , hectares of land in the mountain areas of Pedrogao Grande municipality, some km north-east of Portugal’s capital …

//&#;&#;Among the aerial fire-fighting assets that answered the call for help issued by Portugal’s authorities were the Air Tractor AT- Fire Boss amphibious fire-fighting planes operated in Portugal by the local, Tondela-based company Agro-Montiar. Strategically dispersed, and operating from two central Portugal municipal airports in Viseu ...

The Pedr&#;g&#;o Grande Fire Complex On June , Portugal was under a severe drought and very high values of the fire weather risk indices. A thunderstorm system that formed in the Centre of Spain crossed part of Portugal, accompanied by lightning and strong downbursts, causing several fires.

//&#;&#;The fire that broke out on June th in Pedr&#;g&#;o Grande killed people and wounded more than . A month later, the cause of the fire remains unknown, despite reports and analyses. The Pedr&#;g&#;o Grande fire took a week to extinguish, spread to neighbouring counties including Castanheira de Pera, Figueir&#; dos Vinhos and G&#;is, and burned a total of , hectares.

On June , one of the most dramatic and destructive wildfires in Portugal’s History started, formed by a complex of at least five wildfires that merged together burning more than , hectares. In its aftermath, persons lost their lives, most of them trying to run away from the fire, more than were injured, and over structures ...

//&#;&#;Another serious fire continues to burn to the north of Pedrogao Grande, forcing the evacuation of several villages. More than , hectares of Portuguese forest has been burnt - …

//&#;&#;The phone rings incessantly at S&#;lvia Bento's desk in the Pedr&#;g&#;o Grande Mayor's office. It was on June last year that a wildfire raged through this part of central Portugal, devastating an...

//&#;&#;By the evening of June th, a total of , hectares of land in the mountain areas of Pedrogao Grande municipality, some km north-east of Portugal’s capital Lisbon, were turned into burned ground.ub ubThe tragedy saw a massive response of Portugal’s National Authority for Civil Protection (ANPC) that immediately dispatched over , firefighters, fire-fighting vehicles …

//&#;&#;Pedr&#;g&#;o Grande is about miles north of Lisbon. A firefighter rests next to a fire combat truck in Penela, Coimbra, on June . The municipality's …

//&#;&#;Miguel A. Lopes / Lusa Trending years after the fire in Pedr&#;g&#;o, there are still houses to rebuild

//&#;&#;Portugal wildfire: killed, victims burned in cars as they fled. A policeman stands by the body of a victim of a wildfire in Pedrogao Grande, central Portugal. A massive wildfire is reflected in ...

//&#;&#;Pedr&#;g&#;o Grande fire - death list finally released. July . After more than a month, the list of names of those who died in the Pedr&#;g&#;o Grande fire has been released by the Attorney General. Despite swirling rumours and deepening suspicion that there were more deaths than originally reported, the final figure remains at , with the ...

//&#;&#;The fire, which broke out on June in Pedr&#;g&#;o Grande and spread to the municipalities of Figueir&#; dos Vinhos and Castanheira de P&#;ra, killed people – including nine children – and left more than injured.

//&#;&#;PEDROGAO GRANDE, Portugal (Reuters) - More than , firefighters were still battling Portugal’s deadliest forest blaze on Monday after it killed dozens over the weekend, and a fireman died ...

//&#;&#;The blaze around Pedr&#;g&#;o Grande is Portugal’s worst forest fire in more than half a century. In , soldiers died while trying to put out a fire in the hills near Sintra.

//&#;&#;PEDROGAO GRANDE, Portugal (Reuters) - A huge forest fire raging since Saturday in central Portugal has killed at least people, most of them dying in their cars as they tried to flee, the...

//&#;&#;"Portugal weeps for Pedrogao Grande," said the Portugese I newspaper while mainstream Publico's headline simply read "Why?" "The fire has reached a level of human tragedy that we have never seen before," said a visibly moved Prime Minister Antonio Costa, who announced three days of mourning from Sunday.

Pedr&#;g&#;o Grande. , likes &#; talking about this. Pedr&#;g&#;o Grande &#; uma vila portuguesa no Distrito de Leiria, regi&#;o Centro e sub-regi&#;o do Pinhal Interior Norte, com cerca de habitantes.

//&#;&#;FIGHTING PORTUGAL'S DEADLIEST PEDR&#;G&#;O GRANDE WILDFIRE, THE FIRE BOSS ASPECT Published on July , July , • Likes • Comments Report this post Igor Bozinovski Follow ...

//&#;&#;Pedrogao Grande fire thought to have been started by lightning strike firefighters working to put out the blaze Almost hours after the deaths on Saturday night (local time), fires were ...

//&#;&#;PEDROGAO GRANDE, Portugal -- A raging forest fire in central Portugal killed at least people as they desperately tried to flee, charring cars and trucks as it swept over roads. The disaster ...

Pedr&#;g&#;o Grande fire report – Key findings. Jo&#;o Guerreiro, President of the Independent Technical Commission created to analyse the events that led to the death of people in Pedr&#;g&#;o Grande, presented the Commission’s report to the Assembly of the Republic on Thursday th October. Among the findings are: The commission states ...

On June , one of the most dramatic and destructive wildfires in Portugal’s History started, formed by a complex of at least five wildfires that merged together burning more than , hectares. In its aftermath, persons lost their lives, most of them trying to run away from the fire, more than were injured, and over structures (including residential homes) were ...

//&#;&#;A forest fire is seen near Tojeira, Pedrogao Grande, in central Portugal, June , . "This is a region that has had fires because of its forests, but we cannot remember a tragedy of these ...

fire Article The Impact on Structures of the Pedr&#;g&#;o Grande Fire Complex in June (Portugal) Lu&#;s M. Ribeiro ,* , Andr&#; Rodrigues , Davi Lucas , and Domingos Xavier Viegas Forest Fire Research Centre (CEIF/ADAI), University of Coimbra, Rua Pedro Hispano , ...

//&#;&#;The blaze around Pedr&#;g&#;o Grande is Portugal’s worst forest fire in more than half a century. In , soldiers died while trying to put out a fire in the hills near Sintra. Patr&#;cia De Melo...

//&#;&#; hectares burnt. Fire arrives in Troviscais and close to the industrial area of Pedr&#;g&#;o Grande. Head fire spread speed doubled to . km / hour and tripling the speed of expansion of the perimeter to hectares / hour. Reports from the ANCP …

//&#;&#;Back across the Atlantic in Pedr&#;g&#;o Grande, as early evening approached, thick smoke blocked the sun and made it difficult for the villagers to see or breathe. The fire sucked air towards it ...

//&#;&#;In , Mr. Muralha, , narrowly survived a huge forest fire that engulfed his house. In , a fire destroyed his field. And this July, he watched anxiously as fire burned the trees above his ...

//&#;&#;A catastrophic forest fire in Portugal claimed more than lives this summer. All the casualties were recorded in the Pedr&#;g&#;o Grande area, km southeast of Coimbra, between and June. The dry thunderstorm and heatwave conditions in the region, with temperatures above &#;C, were highly unusual for the season. Moreover, relative humidity levels below % were conducive to the ...

//&#;&#;Portugal's deadliest fire still rages after people killed. PEDROGAO GRANDE, Portugal (Reuters) - More than , firefighters were still …