Lisbon fire prompts school evacuation in Alfama area
A fire in a building in Lisbon's Alfama district sent up a large cloud of smoke and led to the precautionary evacuation of a nearby school.
Incidents in this story
- Alfama, Lisbon · Thursday afternoon: Building fire in Alfama leads to school evacuation
- Loures · Thursday: Barbecue fire forces care home evacuation in Loures
A fire broke out in a building in the historic Alfama district of Lisbon on Thursday, sending up a large cloud of smoke, Correio da Manhã reported. No injuries have been reported.
The fire prompted the precautionary evacuation of a nearby school, with between 300 and 400 children moved first into corridors and then outside after authorities cut off nearby traffic, the school's director, Artur Ferreira, told RTP Notícias, according to Notícias ao Minuto. He said the fire never reached the school and had been brought under control, and that many parents came to collect their children after the school tried to contact as many as possible. Dozens of firefighters from Lisbon's Bombeiros Sapadores and the Bombeiros do Beato remained at the scene.
Separately, a barbecue fire at a care home in Loures, near Lisbon, forced the evacuation of the home earlier on Thursday, Jornal de Notícias reported. No injuries were reported in that incident either.
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What we know
- A fire broke out in a building in Lisbon's Alfama district, with no injuries reported.
- The fire led to the precautionary evacuation of between 300 and 400 children from a nearby school; the fire did not reach the school and was brought under control.
- A separate barbecue fire forced the evacuation of a care home in Loures, near Lisbon; no injuries were reported there either.
Why it matters for Europe
Alfama is one of Lisbon's oldest and most densely built districts, with narrow streets that can complicate emergency access, which is why a nearby school was evacuated as a precaution even though the fire did not reach it.
Sources
Reported by 3 reports from 3 independent outlets in 1 countries.
- Correio da Manhã: Incndio deflagra em prdio em Alfama, Lisboa
- Jornal de Notícias: Incêndio consome prédio na zona histórica de Lisboa
- Correio da Manhã: Novas imagens mostram nuvem de fumo provocada por incndio em prdio em Alfama, Lisboa
- Jornal de Notícias: Incêndio deflagrou na churrasqueira de lar de idosos em Loures
- Correio da Manhã: Incndio em churrasqueira obriga a evacuar lar em Loures
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Questions and answers
- Was anyone hurt in the Lisbon fire?
- No injuries have been reported in either the Alfama building fire or the separate care home fire in Loures.
- Why was the school evacuated?
- As a precaution against smoke, after authorities cut off nearby traffic; the fire never reached the school, its director said.
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