2024 Madeira wildfires

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2024 Madeira wildfires
Date(s)	14–25 August
Location	Madeira
Statistics
Total fires	1
Total area	5,116 hectares (19.8 square miles)[1]
Impacts
Deaths	0
Non-fatal injuries	2
Structures destroyed	0
Ignition
Cause	Exceptionally dry conditions, excessive heat, strong wind gusts

In mid-August 2024, there were wildfires on the Portuguese island of Madeira, 700 kilometres (430 mi) west of Morocco. As of August 20, the flames had burned more than 5,700 hectares (14,000 acres) of forest, according to the European Forest Fire Information System.^[2][3]

The fire started in the mountains of Serra de Água on August 14, and spread east toward Curral das Freiras and Câmara de Lobos. The president of the Madeiran government Miguel Albuquerque said "There is no threat to the population, homes, or infrastructure. The intervention so far has been appropriate."