A large fire of chestnut and oak trees mobilized the Gard firefighters on Thursday 26 May afternoon, in the town of Saint-André-de-Majencoules, north of Vigan. Thanks to the establishment of a large detachment of forest fire brigade vehicles, the intervention of the fire brigade made it possible to limit the spread of the disaster to a few hectares. But the wind blows on the area. Two Canadians were engaged in the operation.
Update : Firefighters managed to put out the fire and prevent it from spreading to neighboring houses. The fire devastated 5 hectares of forest. “The surgery was made difficultindicates SDIS 30, in particular due to the wind in the area and the performance of the rescue services in an environment inaccessible to machinery. The drowning operations continued well into the night. A reconnaissance will be carried out on Friday morning to eliminate any risk of recovery.
At 19: the fire is not yet under control. Advantage for the fire brigade: Canadair is still available, the night falls later. But firefighters are likely to spend the night on the spot.
Update at 18:00: Commander Bernard Scotto di Marco of the Gard fire brigade was live on FB Gard Lozère: “From 3:40 pm we work with 50 men, 15 vehicles and two Canadair who will start the first launches. The fire covered 5 hectares, but the men on the ground are not yet in control of this disaster. The drought on the surface of the plants is important, it is already hot, from 28 to 30 degrees, and strong winds arrive at the weekend“
The houses are in the axis of propagation and several tens of hectares are directly threatened.
There are no injured to deplore, the National Gendarmerie present on the spot secures the site during the intervention.
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