Hérault: 5 firefighters slightly injured
In a situation update at 9:30 a.m., the Hérault prefecture indicated that 5 firefighters were slightly injured in the fight against the fires affecting the department. They were “taken care of by the medical means of SDIS 34”.
Regarding the destruction, “the fire traveled a distance of 8km, for an area of 1000 hectares. 800 hectares burned”, indicates the press release.
650 firefighters were mobilized overnight in Hérault
The communication officer of the SDIS of Hérault Jérôme Bonnafoux assured that 650 firefighters had fought the flames during the night in Hérault.
Thanks to the work of the firefighters, “the situation is on the right track”, declared on BFMTV the mayor of Gignac (Hérault).
Although the fire is no longer progressing, vigilance remains in order in the Hérault
The sub-prefect of Lodève confirmed this Wednesday during a press conference the information transmitted during the night, indicating that the fire was no longer progressing in the Hérault.
Nevertheless, “we remain very vigilant”, he underlined, in particular in the face of high temperatures and following local fire outbreaks.
Hérault: evacuated residents will be able to return to their homes during the day “if conditions allow”
Éric Suzanne, the sub-prefect of Lodève (Hérault), announced this morning that the inhabitants evacuated following the fires in the Hérault could potentially return to their homes during the day, “if conditions allow”.
Similarly, the confinement concerning a village which was threatened by the flames has been lifted.
Hérault: firefighters assure that “the fire is progressing more slowly”
At the microphone of BFMTV, Colonel Jérôme Bonnafoux, communication officer of the SDIS of Hérault, made a progress report on the operations aimed at extinguishing the fire which is ravaging the south of France.
The weather conditions this night were in favor of the firefighters, with “a drop in temperatures”. As a result, “the fire progresses more slowly”, assured Colonel Jérôme Bonnafoux.
Nevertheless, caution remains in order, since as he indicated, two other outbreaks of fire occurred in two other municipalities, requiring a dispersion of the mobilized forces.
In Gironde, the Pilat dune reopens this Wednesday
The fires that ravaged the Gironde being “fixed”, the prefecture of the department took the decision on Tuesday to reopen access to the dune of Pilat, “in secure conditions and with guided paths”, from this Wednesday.
The inhabitants of Aumelas were able to return home
The 280 inhabitants of Aumelas evacuated on Tuesday because of the fire were able to return home overnight, because the fire was no longer at the gates of the town.
Firefighters fear the resumption of the wind
If the fire has not progressed overnight, firefighters fear the wind this Wednesday.
“We have edges that are several kilometers long with many hot spots, we have the wind that will pick up, so the objective is to secure the fire,” said Lieutenant Colonel Jérôme Bonnafoux on BFMTV.
Water bomber planes “will go into action to secure these points and prevent a new outbreak of fire” this Wednesday, he said.
Firefighters announce that “the fire is not yet fixed but is no longer progressing”
The fire that broke out Tuesday morning in Hérault “is no longer progressing”, announced Lieutenant Colonel Jérôme Bonnafoux, in charge of communication for SDIS34 on BFMTV.
“The fire is not yet fixed but is no longer progressing,” he said.
In California, 3,000 firefighters are still battling a blaze that is 26% contained
For several days, firefighters have been fighting a fire called “Oak Fire” in California. Tuesday the fire was contained up to 26%, against 10% 24 hours earlier.
In total, the fire covered 7,000 hectares and destroyed around forty buildings.
The fire is not yet fixed
Firefighters continued to battle the blaze that started on Tuesday night. And since the intensity of the wind has dropped during the night, the fire front has not progressed, even if it is not yet fixed.
“It was unbreathable”: 300 people were evacuated
Nearly 300 people were evacuated Tuesday in Hérault due to the fire.
“When we left the flames were very, very close,” testified a resident at the microphone of BFMTV. “We had to evacuate, because there was too much smoke, it was unbreathable”.
A judicial investigation opened by the Montpellier prosecutor’s office
After the start of the two fires which met on Tuesday evening in the Hérault, the Montpellier prosecutor’s office opened a judicial investigation, with a “criminal hypothesis”.
“A judicial inquiry has been opened on a criminal hypothesis,” said Montpellier prosecutor Fabrice Bélargent.
“We think it’s criminal, it’s disastrous,” reacted the mayor of Gignac Jean-François Soto, recalling that a Natura 2000 area for the preservation of biodiversity was nearby.
1000 hectares of vegetation burned
The fire declared on Tuesday burned more than 1000 hectares of vegetation, indicated the prefecture of Hérault in its report at the end of the evening.
650 firefighters are mobilized on site to fight the flames.
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