The fire that occurred last night at the Rodoeste workshops in Funchal caused the destruction of five buses and a forklift, as well as damage to two rooms in the bus company’s offices in Campo da Barca.
The alert was given at 10:47 pm by the Madeiran Volunteer Firefighters picket, which is on the other side of the river, and 4 fire-fighting vehicles and an ambulance were immediately committed, which were reinforced by four other vehicles from the Funchal Sapadores Firefighters, who They also took an ambulance.
These two means were not necessary, but rather were preventative, in an event that mobilized 26 members of the two corporations. The fire was reported extinguished around 1 am.
The PSP was on site controlling traffic. The Judiciary Police, as it was a fire of unknown origin, was called and took charge of the incident.