Portugal wildfire death toll rises to 7: authorities

Portugal wildfire death toll rises to 7: authorities

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The toll from wildfires in Portugal has risen to seven, civil protection authorities said, after three Portuguese firefighters died Tuesday when their vehicle was trapped in flames. "We regret the death of three firefighters," the national commander of civil protection, Andre Fernandes, told reporters, adding that the two women and a man were killed while fighting flames near Nelas in the northern Viseu region..