Ten thousand hectares (37 sq miles) have already been burned between Porto and Aveiro within the north, the Portuguese information company Lusa mentioned.
As of 23:00 BST, there have been 128 energetic wildfires throughout the nation.
Native media stories that hospitals in affected areas have obtained individuals with burns, respiration difficulties and different accidents from the fires.
Police have shut motorways, together with the primary highway between the capital, Lisbon, and Porto.
At the very least 12 firefighters have been injured, two severely.
Montenegro expressed his “deepest condolences” to the household, buddies and fellow firefighters of João Silva.
The EU will ship eight firefighting planes to Portugal to assist the nation sort out the extreme blazes.
EU Fee President Ursula von der Leyen mentioned the bloc was “urgently mobilising” and urged different member states to ship additional help.
The Portuguese prime minister additionally thanked France, Greece, Italy and Spain for his or her “speedy and important assist in combating this scourge” in a submit on X.
Portugal already owns 30 water bombers – and has deployed over 1,500 hearth engines – however authorities mentioned the advanced state of affairs required extra assist.
France has agreed to deploy two water bombers, the French Inside Minister Gerald Darmanin mentioned. Officers in Lisbon anticipate two extra to reach on Monday from Spain.
“That is EU solidarity at its greatest,” von der Leyen mentioned.