Fighting the flames involved three corporations.
This morning a forest fire broke out in the area of Ribeiro Serrão, Camacha, more precisely in Águas Mansas.
The Sapadores de Santa Cruz Firefighters were activated to the site with two vehicles: a heavy combat vehicle and a heavy tank vehicle, having been necessary, later, due to the fact that it is an area of difficult access and wanting to avoid spreading, activated another heavy combat vehicle and a heavy tank vehicle, as well as a forestry vehicle from the Madeiran Volunteer Firefighters and a tank vehicle from the Municipal Firefighters of Machico.
Accounts made, six vehicles on site and 18 firefighters, as well as 4 police.
However, by 06:26 the fire was already controlled.