Children’s pictures in support of the firefighters are starting to be torn from the windows of the village hall in Hostens, Gironde. The local has never closed its doors since mid-July. It welcomes off-duty firefighters, the city’s crisis unit and volunteers who come to lend a helping hand. “We are very tired. It has been non-stop day and night for a month.”sighs Marie Mallet, director general of city services.
The fire, which was first brought under control in late July, appeared to have subsided despite dozens of hotspots being monitored across the 13,800 hectares that have burned. A strong recovery on Tuesday night dashed hopes of a return to normality. “There is a feeling of exhaustion, we have been fighting this fire for a month. We feel like there’s no end discourages the employee of the municipality. The fabric of his orange vest is covered with the crests of every fire station or police force that has come as reinforcements from France.
More than 1,000 firefighters have already been mobilized…
Source: Le Figaro
