The Portuguese presidency announces on Monday, August 18, the death of a firefighters on Monday, August 18, which went to an intervention area. This is the second victim since the beginning of fires.
A firefighter who participated in the fight against fires in the north and center of Portugal was killed in an “accident”, bringing two the deadly result of households that have devastated the country since the end of July, according to a press release from the Portuguese presidency obtained this Monday, August 18.
The firefighter died “in service”, during a “traffic accident” that also made “two serious injuries” among his colleagues, said President of the Republic Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa in this press release.
Last Friday, the Portuguese president announced the death of a person in the fires that have gone to light for several weeks. He was a former mayor.
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Source: BFM TV
