A couple in their 60s suffered minor injuries this Thursday due to smoke inhalation following a fire at their home in the municipality of Ponte de Sor, Portalegre district, Civil Protection said.
A source from the Alto Alentejo Sub-Regional Emergency and Civil Defense Authority told the Lusa news agency that the fire, which was alerted at 13:49, had reached the roof of a single-family house located in Foros do Arrau, in the municipality. Ponte de Sor.
According to the same source, a 62-year-old man and a 60-year-old woman, who lived in the house, were brought with minor injuries due to smoke inhalation to the Primary Emergency Service (PAS) in Ponte. de Sor…
The couple will be temporarily relocated to family members as the house has become uninhabitable, he added.
Ponte de Sor and GNR firefighters were deployed for rescue and firefighting operations, with a total of 16 operators supported by eight vehicles.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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