More than 40 operatives, supported by 22 vehicles, are fighting a fire at a scrap recycling company in the village of Lavradio, Barreiro, according to Civil Protection.
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10/11/2026
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Lusa
Mais 40 operatives, supported by 22 vehicles, are fighting a fire at a scrap recycling company in the village of Lavradio, in the municipality of Barreiro, told Lusa source of Civil Protection.
A spokesman for the Sub-Regional Command of the Setúbal Peninsula of the National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority (ANEPC) said that the alert was issued around 01:22 and that the flames “continue active”.
The same source stressed that, given the advance of the hour, no one was at the site.
The spokesman justified the number of operatives and vehicles with the size of the fire, “of great proportions”, and with the strong wind that feels in the district of Setúbal.
Firefighters are trying to prevent the flames from spreading, particularly to the firm’s office and presses, explained the same source.
The districts of Évora, Faro, Setúbal, Santarém, Lisbon, Leiria, Beja and Castelo Branco will be with orange weather warning by Wednesday, due to the worsening of wind and rain, announced on Tuesday the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA).