Fire triggers ancient solar of public interest. There's a serious injury

Um fire started today in the old Solar of Quinta do Fidalgo, in the municipality of Batalha, classified as Real Estate of Interest Public by the Cultural Heritage Institute, caused a serious injury, a fireman, second Civil Protection.

Source of the Subregional Emergency and Civil Protection Command of Leiria added to the agency Lusa that the warning for the fire, which was given by 16:30 and that by 19:10 they were fighting the flames, which continued to damage the property, 54 operatives, supported by 18 vehicles, firemen and GNR.

According to the source of the Regional Command of Leiria of the Republican National Guard GNR, there are no traffic cuts. “There is a concern with the IC2 [complementary itinerary 2], due to myrones and there is a traffic control in the fire zone to facilitate the work of firefighters,” the same source explained, stressing that all roads are transitable.

The president of the House of Battle (district of Leiria), André Sousa, who was on site, reported that the two buildings of the manor had at this time “any use”, although “one of them was being rehabilitated”, belonging to private.

The manor dates back to the first half of the 18th century (concluded around 1744), having welcomed the future king D. Joseph and the infant D. Peter in 1744, as inscribed on the main portal.

The public institute Cultural Heritage states that the set of two buildings is classified as Real Estate of Public Interest, having belonged to the families Salles Zuquet and Oliveira Simões, and to Commendador Joaquim Salles Simões Career Junior.

The Cultural Heritage also informs that the Solar was the target of a “campaign of works, already in the twentieth century, which divided in two the house of housing, dating back to this time the opening of the North portal and their access staircase”.

“ Already in 1941 the attached chapel was built, of small dimensions, and the agricultural facilities were adapted and converted into dwellings ", adds the note, by observing that the Quinta worked as Housing Tourism, "still organizing a whole set of varied events".

The building had a social function, with the creation of a kindergarten known as “Girl Cilinha” (Maria Hercília Salles D’Oliveira Zuquet), said André Sousa.