The helicopter combating forest fires crashed in Castro Daire, Viseu, some 320 km north of Lisbon, around 1 p.m. local time, Xinhua news agency reported citing Portuguese Lusa News Agency.
The helicopter crashed into high-voltage cables, caught fire, and the pilot was trapped inside, Lusa said, quoting a source from the Ministry of Internal Administration.
Earlier, Castro Daire Mayor Fernando Carneiro and Fire Cheif Commander Paulo Almeida also confirmed the crash.
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