VILA DE REI, Portugal—More than 800 firefighters battled a wildfire sweeping across central Portugal on July 21, after bringing under control two other blazes which left 20 people injured and prompted authorities to partially evacuate a village.
In a statement released late on July 21, police said a 55-year-old man was detained on suspicion of starting a blaze in the Portuguese district of Castelo Branco, where the wildfires started on July 20 before spreading to nearby Santarem.
