Dry thunderstorms preceded the event and may have ignited some fires: the National Director of the Judiciary Police, Almeida Rodrigues, has stated that the police, along with the National Republican Guard, have since found the tree that started the fire when it was struck by lightning.
Badai petir mendahului peristiwa itu dan mungkin telah memicu beberapa kebakaran: Direktur Nasional Polisi Kehakiman, Almeida Rodrigues, telah menyatakan bahwa Polisi, bersama dengan Garda Republikan Nasional, sejak ditemukannya tiga pohon tersambar petir, memicu kebakaran.