Many municipalities in the Gard have followed the Nîmes approach. Like the prefecture of Gard, which announced last week that the pyrotechnic show would not take place on July 14 this year, more than twenty municipalities have made a similar choice, in particular those located in the Cévennes, bruised by a forest fire which ravaged 650 hectares.
“Due to the weather conditions and the significant risk of fire, the City of Alès has decided to postpone the fireworks display on Thursday July 14, specifies the municipality. This was to take place at 11 p.m. from the banks of the Gardon. »
The “scandal” of wild fireworks
A mayor angry as a fire broke out on Saturday after a “wild” fireworks display. “A real scandal, evokes Max Roustan (LR). There were fireworks everywhere on Saturday, Bengal lights, following an unauthorized party… ”With the exception of the fireworks, the July 14 festivities are maintained.
In Sommières, on the other hand, it is purely canceled. “It seemed important to me not to add a potential danger of fire, given the already tense situation in the department for our firefighters”, evokes the mayor. ” All this obliges us to be prudent and responsible”.