Fogo ameaçou várias aldeias em Miranda do Corvo

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This was a horrific fire. We were enjoying our penultimate day relaxing by the pool by the zoo when this broke out early afternoon. We watched in horror as the smoke and flames filled the sky. The emergency services reacted really quickly. We watched as the helicopters tried their best to dampen the forest. We were all eventually evacuated from the pool and it looked like the flames and smoke were heading towards the animals in the zoo. We made our way back to our apartment in the town square and watched helplessly as the rescue continued. We were told the helicopters were accessing the water from the pool hence the evacuation. The fire and rescue teams are a credit to the community, they worked long and hard into the night. Well done to all involved we just hope that nobody was injured. Looking forward to going back in April to our second home as we love this town and it's people, especially our friends at CASA BENFICA.