According to the website of the National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority (ANEPC), the alert for the fire was given at 12:51 pm and, at 3:50 pm, 147 firefighters, supported by 38 vehicles and 8 aircraft, were mobilised to fight the fire.

The fire is developing in a wooded area in Varges, in the parish of Noura and Palheiros, and, according to information gathered by the agency from local sources, there are no villages at risk at the moment.

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