This is a bit scary...

[Sarahlou63]

It's about 3km away and growing fast

Where is it? Fire brigade aware?

Have you heard any sirens OP, are the fire service there?

if not, I'd think of phoning them.

Where are you

Is it on open ground? If so call the emergency services unless it's a tornado

I'm in Portugal - currently 240 firefighters, 60 tankers and 9 planes attacking it

Oh shit. I hope no one is hurt or worse.

Are you on holiday or is it your home? Are you ready to get somewhere safe?

It doesn’t seem to have hit the news yet.

Which way is the wind blowing? If it is towards you, then get ready to evacuate should the worst happen.

@ellzbellze - moving away from me, thankfully. I have an evacuation plan, obviously depends on the size of the fire and how much time I have.

I was in the Algarve last year. There were fires and the locals were very angry about them, there was a suggestion that they were started on purpose. When we left the plane flew over the fires and they were scary indeed. 'Glad you've got an evacuation plan sorted. Good luck.

Which part of Portugal is this in?

Here - fogos.pt/fogo/2019140052925

Very scary.

I hope everyone is safe.

How are things, Sarahlou.

@Awwlookatmybabyspider - over 400 bombeiros fought the fire overnight and it's now 'in resolution', although there are still over 200 on site to make sure it doesn't start up again.

Firefighters here are all volunteers and they are awesome.

They certainly are. Glad everything’s okay.