“It reopened to the public at around 7:00 am, and it is operating normally”, the person responsible for the car park, José André, told Lusa.

An official source from the Municipality of Almada (District of Setúbal) had told the Lusa agency on Sunday that during the night the park, which is privately owned, would remain closed with a prevention team.

The alert for this fire was given at 4:40 pm on Saturday and the fire was only considered under control by the authorities at 00:49 am on Sunday, according to a source from the District Command of Relief Operations (CDOS) in Setúbal.

This fire resulted in three injuries: two firefighters and one civilian.