A fire has been detected in the southern part of the Monts d’Arrée
there”The situation in the northern part is under control“and the fire”fixed in the southern sectorOn the Monts d’Are mountain range in Brittany, where 130 firefighters and 40 fire engines were still present on the morning of July 24, the prefecture of Finistère said. “This morning the situation is under control in the northern sector and the fire is isolated in the southern sector“, the prefecture said on Twitter.
The prefecture states that “the site is subject to extreme vigilance and constant monitoring“. On Saturday, the Dash water bomber, which arrived as reinforcements, was able to make six drops in the area during the day and allowed “fix all fire“Located in the southern part of the city of Braspart, an area that is difficult to access by land, the prefecture recalls.
Kimper’s prosecutor’s office announced on Monday that the fire was criminal in origin. “The expert who conducted the Brasparts site examination concludes that the fire was intentional“, Kimper Karin Halley Public Prosecutor states in a press release. “The investigation under the leadership of Kimper’s prosecutor’s office continues with the criminal qualification of the intentional destruction of wood, forest, campfire, maquis or plantation, which can cause irreversible damage to the environment.“, he adds.
Light is also fixed at Teste-de-Buch and Landiras
The situation continues to improve on the front of two major forest fires that have been hitting the Gironde for almost two weeks now. This Monday, Gironde Prefect Fabien Bouchot announced that the fire in Landiras “is now booked“. “After twelve days of fierce fighting, I can announce that the Landiras fire is now out“, he announced to the press.
These two fires, one in the La Teste-de-Buch forest in the Arcachon basin and the other in Landiras, 40 kilometers south of Bordeaux, burned about 21,000 hectares of forest on the afternoon of July 12. , is about twice the size of Paris Intra Muros. They caused no casualties but forced more than 36,000 people from their homes, including 6,000 holidaymakers who were evacuated from five campsites at Dune du Pilat, which were subsequently destroyed by fire.
There’s a fire going on in Gardy Valabrix
A fire broke out in Wallabrix, near Gardy Uzes, on Sunday. Agreed Free lunch, 40 hectares of plants were burned, 175 Guard firefighters and 75 reinforcements were on site yesterday: 60 tanks, two “Dash” and five “Kanadair”. According to the fire-rescue service of the department, three fire-rescuers received physical injuries and were helped by the Health Service group.
Source: Le Figaro
