Some 150 hectares of vegetation burned Monday, August 24 in a fire in the town of Istres, in the Bouches-du-Rhône, where about 700 firefighters were still fighting the flames in the afternoon, firefighters said .
" There were no evacuations, " a spokeswoman told AFP, specifying shortly before 5:00 pm that the fire was " still active " in this town located about fifty kilometers to the west. from Marseille, near several ponds.
Firefighters fight against the fire which is fueled by a strong wind, and protect homes. “ Avoid the area (...) Evacuate only on order. Your house protects you if it is under traditional construction , ”they said on Twitter.
All of the 24 Bouches-du-Rhône massifs have been placed at “ very high fire risk ” since this weekend because of the heat and wind, which means in particular a ban on access for the public.
On the night of August 4 to 5, a fire devastated more than 1,000 hectares in a very touristy area of Martigues, in the Bouches-du-Rhône, which required the evacuation, including by sea, of several hundred of people.