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Fires in Penamacor and Alcanede (Santarém) brought under control at dawn

The fire that started on Monday afternoon in the locality of Aranhas, Penamacor, was declared under control around 00:50 today.

According to the latest information on the ANEPC page, at about 6:30 am, this fire was being handled by 397 operatives and 133 vehicles.

The fire in Alcanede, which was reported early Tuesday afternoon, was controlled by 4:10 am today, according to ANEPC.

This fire was still being fought by 387 people, supported by 121 land vehicles.

As of 6:30 am today, the official ANEPC page still records six significant active fires in Ponte da Barca and Ponte de Lima (Viana do Castelo), Penafiel (Porto), Castelo de Paiva and Arouca (Aveiro), and Nisa (Portalegre), being tackled by 1,756 operatives and 570 land vehicles.

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