At 10:45, the fire had fronts in Roriz and S. Mamede, in the neighboring municipality of Santo Tirso, involving about 135 firefighters.
The fire front began on Monday afternoon, reaching its largest extent in Codessos and Sanfins de Ferreira, in the municipality of Paços de Ferreira, where resources were focused on safeguarding residential areas and businesses.
The fire quickly spread to the neighboring municipality of Santo Tirso, according to the source.
In Codessos and Sanfins de Ferreira (Paços de Ferreira), the fires are in the mop-up phase, with surveillance teams remaining in the area.
According to information from the command post, it is estimated that the burned forest area is 900 hectares, across both municipalities combined.