Carbonized body found in a house in Moura after fire alert

O charred body of a person was found this morning in the interior of a house in Moura, in the district of Beja, having the case passed to the handle of the Judiciary Police (JP), revealed the firefighters.

Contacted by Lusa agency, source of the Sub-Regional Emergency and Civil Protection Command of Lower Alentejo indicated that at 05:30, the alert was received for a fire in a house, which “was extinguished at 05:47, resulting in a dead person”.

Also in statements to Lusa, the commander of the Volunteer Firefighters of Moura, Carlos Incarnation, explained that when they arrived at the site, “there was no fire, but a charred body was found inside” of the dwelling.

“The alert was for a fire with a person inside the house, but the operatives, when they arrived, only saw the house burned down. The walls were cold, there was no temperature, the fire had already occurred hours before ", reported.

Faced with the charred body found inside, “PJ was contacted to go to the place to investigate,” said the commander, explaining that the removal of the corpse will only be possible after the police forensics.

The housing hit “is a house located before the entrance of a farm, near the industrial zone” of Moura, just added.

For this occurrence, 10 operational units were mobilized, supported by five vehicles, including firemen, PSP and National Institute of Medical Emergency (INEM), which mobilized an ambulance of immediate life support (SIV) and the emergency and resuscitation medical vehicle (VMER) of Beja.

Lusa sought clarification from the District Beja Command of the PS, but was unable to contact anyone responsible.