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    Portugal Declares 3 Days Of Mourning As Vast Wildfire Kills Dozens Of People

    More than 60 people died as the blaze swept through central Portugal. The prime minister called the fire, which was one of several Saturday, "the biggest tragedy of human life we have known in years."
    by Colin Dwyer Jun 18, 2017 1 minute
    A burnt car rests on a road shortly after a wildfire swept through central Portugal. Most of the dozens of victims were caught in their cars in the area after the blaze broke out Saturday afternoon local time.

    Updated at 11 a.m. ET

    A wildfire swept through central Portugal on Saturday, killing more than 60 people and injuring dozens more in what the country's prime minister called "the biggest tragedy of human life that we have known in years."

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