Two fires broke out late Sunday afternoon in the Double forest, in the west of the Dordogne, burning "
about a hundred hectares
", the department's firefighters said on Sunday.
The two fires are fixed this Monday morning, indicated the prefecture of the department relayed by
France Bleu
.
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Some 200 firefighters were mobilized on Sunday evening to fight against these fires which were spreading in "
softwood areas
" in the municipalities of La Roche-Calais and Eygurande-et-Gardedeuil, 15 km apart from each other. the other.
The first fire took place around 5.30 p.m. in La Roche-Clais, ravaging "
a hundred hectares
", while the fire in Eygurande-et-Gardedeuil broke out at 6.45 p.m. burning 8 hectares, said the authorities. firefighters.
Two Canadairs, a Dash plane and two water bomber helicopters intervened until nightfall on Sunday.
The Dordogne has been classified as “ severe
” risk
for forest fires since Thursday.