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Fireworks on August 15 banned in a number of departments of Aquitaine

Confronted with the threat of fires, all the departments of Aquitaine have resolved to restrict or even prohibit the firing of fireworks for the duration of the holidays of 15 August. Even so, some exceptions have been granted by some prefectures.

The precedence is to avoid new fires in the area, which has already been severely influenced considering that the starting of the summer months. The fireworks scheduled for August 15 have been limited or banned by the prefectures of the various departments of the Aquitaine region:

  • Prohibition in Gironde right up until August 16th at 8:00 am
  • Prohibition in the Landes, up to and including 16 August.
  • Prohibition in the Dordogne, until finally 16 August at 12 midday
  • In the Pyrenees Atlantiques, the reveals declared in the prefecture continue being licensed. But until finally August 16th at 8:00 am the use of fireworks, fireworks, firecrackers and lanterns is prohibited.
  • In Great deal-et-Garonne, ban until finally August 15th at 8:00 am

Serious heat, drought, amplified vigilance in the face of forest fires … In some departments, the problems of current times do not permit the tranquil firm of a fireworks show.

However, some prefectures have exceptions. “Only the lighting of fireworks executed around the ocean or the Gironde estuary can be approved by the mayors, subject matter to a danger analysis carried out with the assist of the departmental fireplace and rescue support“, Signifies the prefecture of the Gironde in its decree.

Even in the Landes, the shows are held less than particular circumstances. The prefecture authorizes those people who have been declared by the organizers far more than a month back, hence the safety system could be verified and validated. This is primarily accurate in Biarritz. The fireworks will be fired higher than the drinking water, absent from the forest parts. Around 100,000 men and women are expected to show up at.

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