A 79-year-old woman died today following an agricultural fire that got out of hand in the municipality of Penela, district of Coimbra, told the agency Lusa sources of GNR and Civil Protection.
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04/11/2026
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Lusa
Uthe 79-year-old woman died today following an agricultural fire that got out of hand in the municipality of Penela, district of Coimbra, told the agency Lusa sources of GNR and Civil Protection.
Source of the Territorial Command of the GNR of Coimbra confirmed the death of the 79-year-old woman, after her death was caught by the flames in an attempt to “extinguish a fire that went out of control”, having been found in the burned area.
Already source of the Sub-Regional Emergency and Civil Protection Command of the Coimbra Region explained that the warning for the fire in the locality of Venda das Figueiras, in the south of the municipality of Penela, from which resulted the mortal victim, was given by 10:16.
At the site, according to the same source, there were means from the National Institute of Medical Emergency (INEM) – with an Emergency Medical Vehicle and Resuscitation, an ambulance of Immediate Life Support and a helicopter – Volunteer Firefighters of Penela and GNR.