A building fire that broke out at around 1:18 pm yesterday afternoon, accompanied by two explosions, caused some of the busiest roads in Portimão city to be closed.
The affected building, a single-family, two-story old house on Rua Dona Maria Luísa suffered a significant level of destruction, despite the rapid arrival of emergency services to the site.
According to information obtained from the commander of the corporation and Municipal Civil Protection, Luís Mestre, this incident “caused a minor injury to one person, who was transported to the Barlavento Hospital, but has since been discharged”.
Streets nearby were closed until around 5:30 pm, causing havoc, especially for one of the busiest in the city, Infante D. Henrique, which runs from the old bridge to the Gil Eanes area.
A total of 36 members of the Portimão Volunteer Firefighters, Civil Protection, PSP and Judicial Police attended the scene.
Source https://www.algarvemarafado.com/
