Forest Fire in Portugal Kills 62, Injures 59

Over 60 people were killed, many of them in their cars, as they tried to escape a forest fire in central Portugal this weekend.
June 19, 2017

More than 60 people were killed, many of them in their cars, trying to escape a raging forest fire in central Portugal that broke out this weekend during a heat wave.

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