French emergency services contain Corbières blaze as fire risk remains elevated
French emergency crews have contained a 100-hectare fire in the Corbières region, while remote blazes in Puilaurens remain active and regional wildfire danger stays high.
Emergency responders in southern France have successfully contained a wildfire that burned 100 hectares in the Corbières massif around Montséret, following a swift deployment of 240 firefighters, 60 vehicles, and ten aircraft. Meanwhile, another blaze in nearby Puilaurens has consumed 225 hectares and remains active due to steep terrain impeding ground crews.
Although the fire in the Var department has been extinguished, local officials restricted public access to seven forest zones on Friday because of severe fire danger. Nationwide, official figures show nearly 115,000 hectares of land have been burned so far this year. Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu is scheduled to travel to Gironde on 17 August to oversee recovery efforts in impacted areas.
Sources: Le Figaro, Le Monde, Le Soir, Libération, RTBF Info
Sources
- RTBF Info — Feux de forêt en France : le massif des Corbières (Aude) à nouveau touché par un incendie qui a déjà parcouru 100 hectares
- Le Monde — EN DIRECT, incendies : dans l’Aude, le feu signalé à Montséret est « fixé »
- Le Figaro — Incendies en France : le feu qui a touché les Corbières «désormais fixé», Sébastien Lecornu en Gironde le 17 août
- Libération — L’incendie est «éteint» dans le Var, «fixé» dans la Drôme, «ne progresse plus» en Gironde : le point sur les brasiers en France
- Le Soir — Moyens importants, un incendie « pas encore fixé »… ce que l’on sait du feu de forêt en cours en France
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