A fire whirl emerged during the fire in Alvao Natural Park in Vila Real on last Tuesday. The rarely seen weather event is assumed to have formed by a whirl merging with the burning bushes. It is possible that the whirl might stoke up the fire.
6 firefighters and a civilian are reported to have slight wounds. The fire burned 6 hectares ashes. There are 430 firefighters, 123 fire truck and 6 helicopters working on extinguishment.