Portugal forest fire kills 24, injures 20

‘A huge forest fire in central Portugal killed at least 24 people and injured 20 others, most of them burning to death in their cars, the government said.
Around 500 firefighters and 160 vehicles were dispatched to tackle the blaze, which broke out in the municipality of Pedrogao Grande Saturday afternoon.
“What we are seeing is a great tragedy. For the moment, 24 deaths are confirmed, but the number of fatalities could still rise,” Prime Minister Antonio Costa said at the Civil Protection headquarters near Lisbon.
“The priority now is to get the ongoing fire under control. After that we must understand what happened,” he said.
Secretary of State for the Interior Jorge Gomes earlier said all 19 of the people then confirmed dead had been civilians.’
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