Ferreira do Alentejo: Truck with straw catches fire on National Road 2.
truck fire with straw on National Road (IN) 2 near Ferreira do Alentejo, It led to the closure of the road. Traffic was restored after more than five hours cut off due to a fire in a Lorry.
The fire on the truck loaded with straw, which warns the authorities was given to 11.27 hours, It caused no casualties, but forced to cut traffic to 11.37 hours per kilometer 600 and two-way EN2, the section between the villages of Ferreira do Alentejo and Ervidel (Aljustrel), no Beja district.
Segundo a fonte da GNR, traffic was restored to 16.54 in the direction towards hours Ferreira Alentejo / Ervidel and becomes alternately until the opening of another path towards Ervidel / Ferreira Alentejo, which should take place soon after the car and be removed from the respective lane a trailer.
The source said the cause of the fire are still unknown and will be investigated by GNR.
According to a source from the District Command Relief Operations (CDOS) Beja, The fire was reported extinguished at 13.50 hours and then was followed by work aftermath.
The fire fighting operations involved 23 operational and seven vehicles of corporations to Ferreira do Alentejo fire, Aljustrel e Alvito e da GNR, needed source of CDOS Beja.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
