2017 Pedrógão Grande Wildfire

When

17 Jun 2017 – 24 Jun 2017

Kind

Wildfire

Coordinates

39.95° N, 8.25° W

Description

Portuguese wildfires in June 2017

Deaths

389

Injured

60

Cause

drought, dry thunderstorm

Four deadly fires in Leiria, Portugal

A series of four initial deadly wildfires erupted across central Portugal in the afternoon of 17 June 2017 within minutes of each other, resulting in at least 66 deaths and 204 injured people.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “A series of wildfires break out across Pedrógão Grande and neighbouring municipalities in central Portugal, killing 64 people and destroying more than 30,000…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “ab 17. Juni: Durch großflächige Waldbrände sterben insbesondere in der mittelportugiesischen Region Pedrógão Grande sowie in mehreren Nachbarkreisen mehr als…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “En Portugal, un inmenso incendio forestal provoca la muerte de más 63 personas, confirmadas, y 135 heridos”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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