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On the night of July 8, a motorhome was completely destroyed by fire near a chapel in Vila Nova de Oliveirinha (Tabua municipality). 16 firefighters with 5 vehicles responded. No injuries; cause and damage under investigation.
On the night of July 8, a motorhome was completely destroyed by fire in Vila Nova de Oliveirinha, in the municipality of Tabua. The blaze broke out near the local chapel.
The alarm was raised at 22:47, and by 23:01, 16 firefighters with five vehicles were on scene. The fire was extinguished shortly after their arrival.
No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire and the extent of the damage are still being determined.
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On the night of July 8, a motorhome was destroyed by a fire in Vila Nova de Oliveirinha, Tábua municipality. The fire broke out near the local chapel;...
On the night of July 8, a motorhome was destroyed by a fire in Vila Nova de Oliveirinha, Tábua municipality. The fire broke out near the local chapel; 16 firefighters and 5 vehicles responded. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
On the night of July 8, a motorhome was completely destroyed by fire in Vila Nova de Oliveirinha, Tábua municipality. The blaze broke out near the loc...
On the night of July 8, a motorhome was completely destroyed by fire in Vila Nova de Oliveirinha, Tábua municipality. The blaze broke out near the local chapel and was extinguished by 16 firefighters with five vehicles. No injuries were reported; the cause and damage extent remain unknown.
A motorhome caught fire near the chapel in Vila Nova de Oliveirinha, Tábua municipality, on the night of 8 July. Firefighters extinguished the blaze s...
A motorhome caught fire near the chapel in Vila Nova de Oliveirinha, Tábua municipality, on the night of 8 July. Firefighters extinguished the blaze shortly after arrival. The alert was received at 22:47, and by 23:01 sixteen personnel with five vehicles were on scene. The cause and damage are unknown; no injuries were reported.
Updated: 04.07.2026
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