“The fire is affecting a scrubland area where there are no homes. The nearest urban areas - Belverde and Verdizela -, according to the latest information given to us by the firefighters, are not in danger”, said Paulo Silva, in statements to the Lusa news agency.

The mayor of Seixal, in the district of Setúbal, added, however, that, also according to information from the firefighters, the flames have already spread to Herdade da Apostiça, in the municipality of Sesimbra, a forested area even larger than the area of ​​scrubland that is burning in the parish of Amora, in the municipality of Seixal.