Flames spread to the roof of the building, affecting the entire factory area.
The fire that broke out in the Costa & Ferreira Bakery, in Alto da Serra, in Rio Maior, district of Santarém, this Wednesday, is in the resolution phase. The fire caused part of the building to collapse and forced the removal of 94 workers, a source from the Lezíria do Tejo sub-regional command told Lusa.
“The flames are consuming the roof area of the building, affecting the entire area of the factory, from production to administrative services, having already destroyed part of the factory”, the second sub-regional commander of Lezíria do Tejo told Lusa news agency , Rodrigo Bertelo.
The factory, belonging to Sociedade Panificadora Costa & Ferreira, is located in the town of Alto da Serra, in the municipality of Rio Maior, in the district of Santarém, and has 240 workers, of which 94 were working and “had to be removed” , said Rodrigo Bertelo.
The alert was given at 1:10 pm. There are 61 operatives on site, accompanied by 26 fire engines.
“The fire continues with some intensity, but the fight has begun to evolve favorably and the flames are beginning to give way to the fire,” the second sub-regional commander of Lezíria do Tejo, Rodrigo Bertelo, told the Lusa agency.
