A truck caught fire and was destroyed this morning (July 12) on the Via do Infante motorway at Estômbar, near Lagoa.
The vehicle - owned by the recycling company Ambigroup, based in Faro - was carrying wood and emergency services cut off the road while they dealt with the flames.
The truck and the vehicle were destroyed. The road was reopened in the early afternoon and Lagoa firefighters stayed on hand to ensure any re-ignition was dealt with as they waited to have the charred remnants removed.
The motorway traffic was diverted along the EN125 which caused tailbacks but the operation was deemed a success by emergency services and nobody was injured as the driver had managed to get out of the burning vehicle, having brought it to a halt.
