The fire broke out in the town of Argelès-Orientales. The fire is currently contained.
The town has been placed in a "very severe" risk of fire since mid-May. The city has already been the scene of a major fire in mid-April. It is the first major fire of the year in the city, which has been hit hard by droughts in the past few years. It's the third major fire this year in Pyrénées and the third in France.