Huge firework factory explosion in Portugal - seven feared dead
SEVEN people are feared dead after a huge explosion at a fireworks factory.
Emergency services arrive at scene of firework factory explosion
The explosion happened just before 6pm local time in the small town of Avoes, near Porto in Portugal.
Up to seven people are feared dead after a huge explosion at a fireworks factory in Portugal.
The explosion happened just before 6pm local time at the factory in the small village of Avoes near Porto.
The fire at the fireworks factory in Portugal
Emergency services at the scene of the factory fire
Nearly 100 firefighters, paramedics and police have rushed to the scene.
Mario Rebelo, chairman of the local parish council, told a local TV station there were seven dead.
Local police sources said there were three confirmed dead and “five or six people missing.”
Smoke was seen rising from the factory in Portugal
Smoke rising from the factory near Porto in Portugal
A local emergency services coordinator said: “There are 26 vehicles and 78 officials at the scene but we don’t have more information at this stage.
It is understood 15 people were in the factory at the time.