Several fires broke out Tuesday afternoon in the Arcachon Bay, reports Tuesday Southwest. A fire was reported in the forest at Teich, another occurred along the railway at Salles. According to a firefighter from Codis, the departmental operational center of fire and rescue, a spark created at the level of rails would have set fire to the surrounding vegetation. "It's a train fire as it often happens in the summer, with the heat and dry vegetation," said the firefighter to Southwest.
A third fire was still going on Tuesday north of Sanguinet, at the edge between the Landes and the Gironde. A hundred firefighters were mobilized. Two Canadair were sent on the spot. At 16h, eight hectares had already burned.
Bordeaux-Bayonne traffic interrupted
These fire departures led to difficulties in the movement of trains in the region. Bordeaux-Bayonne traffic was interrupted in both directions, said the prefect of the Landes.
Flash info 17h14.
Traffic between #Bordeaux, #Arcachon, #Dax, #Hendaye, Mont-de-Marsan will resume potentially, gradually, at 19:30. ⚠
And this, under the assistance of firefighters who are on site.
I remain at your disposal if you have ❓
Essonne: 450 hectares of agricultural land burn in a fire
Nearly 450 hectares of farmland were destroyed by a fire in Boutervilliers, in the south of the department of Essonne, placed on alert heat wave like almost all of the Hexagon, said Tuesday the prefecture, stating that he There was no injury. "This fire is almost under control and there is no significant risk at this time," she said in a statement. The fire began in the early afternoon in a field of this village of just 500 inhabitants located south of Paris, and its origin is currently unknown.
Two other fires, in Villeneuve-sur-Auvers and Authon-la-Plaine, were controlled by firefighters. A fourth fire in Corbreuse is not yet mastered, but "does not present any risk for homes," said the prefecture.