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Churchill also watched as, he later said, “under my very window a gentleman cast himself down fifteen storeys and was dashed to pieces, causing a wild commotion and the arrival of the fire brigade.”

"We heard a knock on the door and it was the fire brigade telling us to evacuate," she said.

Instead, guests were encouraged to donate to groups such as the local fire brigade and animal welfare organisations.

Eventually he had to retreat and move his lorry to safety, leaving the blaze to the fire brigade.

The Portuguese fire brigade helped on the first day, pumping out an old well so it could be safely searched.