The fire is not yet under control, but the situation is rather “on track”. A fire broke out shortly before 3 p.m. in the hill in the Valbarelle district, in the 11th arrondissement of Marseille. Immediately significant means were deployed to contain the flames, learned 20 minutes of the Marins-Pompiers de Marseille.
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No less than 100 marine firefighters, then supported by firefighters, 40 machines, 5 canadairs and 2 helicopters water bombers are mobilized. “There was a very high risk of fire with the high heat and the mistral which blows at nearly 50 km / h on average. So we did not hesitate to send large means. The fire has not yet been brought under control but the situation is rather on the right track thanks to the retardants released at the start of the incident, ”explain the Marine-Firemen. No evacuation took place, it is a wildfire.