"90% of the wooded area" of Ile aux Pins devastated by fire

A violent fire broke out on Île aux Pins, in Plougrescant in the Côtes-d'Armor, on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, reports

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In total, "90% of the wooded area was on fire," said Anne Françoise Piedallu, the mayor of the town.

The rescue operation required the intervention of about fifty firefighters, from eight barracks in the region.

The island being uninhabited and not connected to water, the firefighters were able to approach their vehicles at low tide and then pump the sea water, once it rose, explains the information site.

An open investigation

This island has only a large area of ​​vegetation, largely made up of pines, which earned it its name.

“We will have to remain vigilant anyway because of the underlying fires.

The Isle of Pines without pines… What sadness, ”notably lamented the mayor to our colleagues.

An investigation has been opened to try to determine the exact circumstances of this devastating fire.

The firefighters were still on site this Wednesday morning.

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