Fire leaves the sky of Porto Velho red during storm The sky of Porto Velho turned "red" during the storm that hit the capital of Rondônia on Tuesday night (11). According to the Fire Department, the phenomenon was caused by the flash of flames from a fire in a vegetation area. The Fire Department explained that the fire reached a large area of ??brachiaria, used as pasture. The arrival of strong winds, before the rain, helped fuel the flames and made them more intense, causing the reddish flash that could be seen from different regions of the city. Read also: Rain and strong winds are recorded for the second consecutive day in RO Moments later, rain hit the region and contributed to containing the fires. According to firefighters, no incidents related to rain were recorded in Porto Velho. The storm also caused power outages and flooding in some areas of the capital. According to the Aeronautics Command Meteorology Network (Redmet), wind gusts of up to almost 60 km/h were recorded. Red sky in Rondõnia Reproduction Social Media Fire and strong winds leave the sky red in RO Reproduction Social Media Fire leaves the sky in Porto Velho red João Alves
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Fire leaves the sky of Porto Velho red during storm The sky of Porto Velho turned "red" during the storm that hit the capital of Rondônia on Tuesday night (11). According to the Fire Department, the phenomenon was caused by the flash of...
The arrival of strong winds, before the rain, helped fuel the flames and made them more intense, causing the reddish flash that could be seen from different regions of the city. Read also: Rain and strong winds are recorded for the second consecutive day in RO Moments later, rain hit the region and contributed to containing the fires.
- According to firefighters, no incidents related to rain were recorded in Porto Velho.
- The storm also caused power outages and flooding in some areas of the capital.
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