The large blaze erupted on the fringes of the resort on Saturday afternoon.
It is believed to have been caused by a controlled fire to clear land, which spread out of control, fanned by strong winds.
Up to 50 firefighters were at the scene; the fire had been extinguished by Sunday morning.
Large fire destroys fringes of Quinta do Lago
in Algarve · 01 Feb 2018, 14:19 · 1 Comments
This fire has been burning since saturday and I’d still covering the whole area in foul smelling smoke and black ash . As of Tuesday evening the smoke is very strong and is rising several meters into the air. When will this stop?
By Catherine Tucker from Algarve on 26 Oct 2021, 18:46