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Fire destroys two warehouses at Coimbra waste company overnight

Topicslandfill management

A large fire broke out in the early hours of Wednesday, 21 October, at a waste company's premises on Rua Cardal, in the Pedrulha area of Coimbra. The alert was raised at 00:04. By the time of the first reports, the flames had already completely destroyed two warehouses, and the fire was still spreading through the site.

Summarised by Sustainable Living from Notícias de Coimbra — Read the original ↗

Source published 21 October 2026

Also reported by: Diário de Coimbra

This appeared in the Pulse of 21 October 2026 — Read that edition →

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