Lisbon: fire in hotel under construction on Aveinda da Liberdade spreads and requires additional resources
The fire that broke out today in a hotel under construction on Avenida da Liberdade, in Lisbon, and which had already been considered contained, ended up spreading to the roof of the building, requiring the reinforcement of resources, according to officials. firemen.
Jorge Trindade, shift leader of the Lisbon Firefighters Regiment, told Lusa that, at the moment, 14 vehicles and 49 are operational.
At 10:40, the Lisbon Firefighters Regiment had declared the fire to be contained, but in the meantime, “there was a worsening and the fire spread to the roof”, explained the same source.
Traffic is blocked on the side artery of Avenida da Liberdade, where the hotel under construction is located, as well as on Rua Barata Salgueiro, next to the building, said the same operator, stressing that the traffic nsito continues to circulate in the central lanes.
The fire did not cause any casualties, but “some operatives” had to be treated for “smoke inhalation”, said the same source.
The alert was given at 09:32 and the fire had been reported as contained at 09:51.
According to a source from the Public Security Police (PSP) who told Lusa, the fire originated on the third floor of the building being renovated and spread to the other floors.
In addition to the firefighters, the PSP and the Municipal Police are on site.
