A caravan was completely destroyed by fire in the early hours of Friday, June 12, in Eiras, Coimbra. The blaze broke out around 1:30 AM on Rua Coronel Júlio Velho Simão, near a railway crossing.
According to fire brigade spokesperson Paulo Serra, the caravan was "reduced to ashes." Firefighters prevented the fire from spreading to an adjacent vacant lot. The caravan was not habitable but was used as a daily passage area.