Firefighter killed as Portugal wrestles with forest fires

  • 11 years ago
A fire four times the size of Lisbon is ravaging wooded hillsides in Tondela, Portugal, and has claimed the life of a female firefighter. Nine others have been injured.

Three have died this month, and several others are in a critical condition. France and Spain have sent planes to help douse the blaze, which is active on three fronts and has been out of control for 48 hours.

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