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The 2024 Portugal wildfires were a series of more than 1,000 wildfires, [2] at least 128 labeled as devastating, that spread through central and northern Portugal between 15 and 20 September 2024, [1] although the fires were controlled by 20 September, authorities and firefighters remained on the ground in order to be vigilant for several more days, burning more than 135,000 hectares of land ...
Oct. 29—Firefighters in Lisbon put out a house fire on Sunday, with no injuries reported, though much of the home was burnt to a crisp. The Lisbon Fire Department responded to Ridge Road for the ...
The 1755 Lisbon earthquake, also known as the Great Lisbon earthquake, impacted Portugal, the Iberian Peninsula, and Northwest Africa on the morning of Saturday, 1 November, Feast of All Saints, at around 09:40 local time. [3] In combination with subsequent fires and a tsunami, the earthquake almost completely destroyed Lisbon and adjoining areas.
The Chiado (Portuguese pronunciation:) is a neighborhood in the historic center of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. Chiado is an important cultural and commercial district, known for its luxury shopping, historic landmarks, and its numerous theatres and museums. In 1988, the Chiado area was severely affected by a fire. [1]
NECEDAH – Three adults and three children are dead after an early Sunday morning house fire in Necedah. The fire was reported at about 2:35 a.m. Sunday on Morros Mile Road, according to a news ...
The fire damaged a large area due to a burst pipe leaving no available water at the scene. [27] 1894 – Great Hinckley Fire, Minnesota was a firestorm that destroyed several towns; over 400 killed. 1894 – A fire affected the business section of Frederick, South Dakota, causing over $100,000 in damage.
LISBON (Reuters) - Hundreds of Portuguese firefighters on Sunday scrambled to put out a wildfire sweeping parts of the Atlantic island of Madeira's south coast, a popular tourist destination, with ...
On the night of 22 to 23 October, the riots had spread to six municipalities in the Lisbon metropolitan area, with incidents recorded in sixty police stations in the municipalities of Lisbon, Loures, Amadora, Sintra, Cascais, and Setúbal, which included garbage containers and vehicles being set on fire. Two PSP officers were injured by stone ...