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Firefighters bring Beja scrub fire under control after 16-hour operation
Civil protection officials declared a scrub and pasture fire in the Portuguese municipality of Beja under control on Sunday morning after a 16-hour response.
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Civil protection declared the fire in Guarita Nova controlled at 10:42 on Sunday, roughly 16 hours after the 18:35 alert on Saturday.
At 11:00 on Sunday, 92 personnel and 31 vehicles remained engaged in mop-up operations across the affected area.
- 12 SeptAlert is given for a scrub and pasture fire in Guarita Nova
- 12 September, nightFirefighters monitor a wedding venue for a possible evacuation
- 13 SeptCivil protection declares the fire under control
- 13 Sept92 personnel and 31 vehicles operate on site for mop-up work
A scrub and pasture fire in the municipality of Beja was declared under control at 10:42 on Sunday morning, roughly 16 hours after the initial alert. The fire ignited on Saturday afternoon in an area known as Guarita Nova, with emergency services first alerted at 18:35.
According to the Baixo Alentejo Sub-regional Emergency and Civil Protection Command, 92 operational personnel supported by 31 vehicles remained on site at 11:00 to conduct mop-up and dampening operations. Firefighters had monitored the potential need to evacuate a wedding party venue on Saturday night, but officials determined that an evacuation was unnecessary.
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