Firefighters gather at the area where a bush fire broke out in Lisbon, Portugal, on Sept. 5, 2019. A bush fire broke out on Thursday in Lisbon, local media reported. (Photo by Pedro Fiuza/Xinhua)
LISBON, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- An open-air fire broke out on Thursday in Lisbon, local media reported.
A "considerable" fire in the center of Lisbon started on Avenida Mouzinho de Albuquerque, in the Sapadores district of Lisbon, and alert was given around 12 o'clock, said a source from the firefighters, quoted by the website of Publico, a Portuguese daily newspaper.
The source said that 39 operatives, supported by 19 vehicles, are fighting the fire, trying to prevent it from reaching homes.
"The fire breaks out in an open-air area, with some dwellings around it, that the operatives are trying to protect," the source said.
