A fire broke out this Thursday evening in the forest of Chiberta, right in the center of Anglet, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, forcing the evacuation of dozens of homes. "Several dozen hectares have burned down," a indicated the mayor, Claude Olive.
In the early evening, two water bombers and at least 65 firefighters intervened in this urban area, according to the firefighters of the department. "The fire is in progress, drops are in progress".
Suitcases hurriedly thrown into vehicles
Dozens of people were forced to evacuate their homes, noted an AFP correspondent who saw people drive away with suitcases hurriedly thrown in their vehicles. "At the bottom of my street, the flames were approaching the houses and they were very strong, we all got into our cars," said a resident.
The forest of Chiberta, made up of pines, is an island of greenery within the densely populated Bayonne-Biarritz-Anglet agglomeration.
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