"During the night, we experienced some flare-ups in the Feiteira area, but they were brought under control by firefighters on the ground. We will reassess the situation at daybreak," a source from the Algarve Sub-Regional Emergency and Civil Protection Command told Lusa.

According to the same source, there are no homes at risk and no casualties reported.

At 7:00 am, the fire was being fought by 666 firefighters, with the assistance of 223 ground vehicles.

The fire that broke out in Bordeira, Algarve, shortly after noon on Sunday destroyed a second home in Aljezur, which was unoccupied.

The fire that started on Sunday in Aljezur, Algarve, increased in intensity on Tuesday afternoon due to projections outside the burned perimeter, which was being controlled by firefighters, according to Civil Protection.

At a press conference on Tuesday evening, the second-in-command of the Algarve Regional Emergency and Civil Protection Command (CREPC), Abel Gomes, stated that the flames, fueled "by the continued wind, are now heading east" in the region.

The fire's worsening was due to a reignition in the Feiteira area, which led to four projections on one of the fire's flanks, at a time when firefighting resources were positioned for consolidation and extinguishing operations, he said.

According to Abel Gomes, the projections expanded the fire's perimeter to this area, "increasing the area of ​​the flames from 30% to 40%.

The same source also clarified that since Sunday, there have been three injuries, meaning people who required hospital treatment, and nine people treated at the scene, although these were not classified as injured.