No region will be spared this year.
A giant fire has been ravaging the Maine-et-Loire forest since Monday.
It has already burned more than 1,200 hectares, requiring the presence of nearly 400 firefighters, said Wednesday morning the codis of the department.
“We are still not masters of the fire”, declared the codis of the department, while it will be very hot during the day and a reinforcement of the wind is feared.
Sector at risk
The fire started on Monday "in the sector of the municipality of Baugé-en-Anjou, a somewhat special sector, because it is an exclusion zone: which means that neither the population nor the emergency services can enter because there is storage of World War II ammunition, Codis said.
Now, exactly 377 firefighters, including 200 from other departments, are on site to fight the flames.
“We are protecting 22 sensitive points, including an accommodation center for people with disabilities.
About 70 people were evacuated, according to the same source.
The fire ravaging the forest of Pugle, a forest massif, has many herbaceous plants including ferns which help to spread the fire.
“We have improbable fire swings: we very strongly suspect intentional fire ignitions,” said Codis.
In addition, still in the same department, a fire in the Beaulieu-sur-Layon sector ravaged 80 hectares.
“This fire is fixed and we are masters of the fire”, explained the Codis.
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