The fight against fire continues in the Var.
Some 400 firefighters are closely monitoring the fire on the Côte d'Azur on Monday, which is no longer progressing but is still not under control, the Var firefighter communication officer told AFP.
"We are not immune to recoveries, especially as the wind will strengthen in the afternoon," said captain Olivier Pecot.
Many massifs around the French Mediterranean are placed on fire red vigilance on Monday due to the wind.
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The violent fire, which claimed the lives of two people, burned more than 7,000 ha of forest and led to the evacuation of thousands of people in the hinterland of Saint-Tropez for a week, has been declared "fixed" Friday.
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The fire burned more than 7,000 ha of forest, killing two
This term used by firefighters means that the fire no longer progresses, but the flames can resume.
Several times, finally brought under control, have since been reported on this fire, which is the biggest in France this year.
At least a week before the fire is out
The next step that the firefighters hope to reach is to see the fire "under control", that is to say without resumption of flames.
"On the other hand, even once it has been brought under control, it will take us at least a week before declaring it" extinct ", that is to say without embers," because of the magnitude of this fire " , added Captain Pecot.
Firefighters therefore remain on alert, while access to forest areas remains prohibited, and several roads are closed to traffic.
# ForestFires |
This Monday, August 23, with the mistral, the fire risk is still very marked in the #Var.
⛔ All the massifs are prohibited from access
✅ Anyone can act to limit the risk ⤵️
☎️ 18 or 112 to signal the start of a fire
➕ info 👉 https://t.co/dpoZOmn0J5 pic.twitter.com/Le6QZ9giuX
- Prefect of Var (@ Prefet83) August 23, 2021
Saturday, in an area close to the fire, a 56-year-old man was arrested when he "voluntarily set fire to a piece of forest," said the Draguignan prosecutor's office.
The firefighters were quickly able to extinguish this disaster.
He must be presented Monday to an investigating judge for an indictment for arson.
Several Mediterranean countries were hit this summer by serious fires, in Israel in Morocco, and in Algeria in particular.
In Greece, a new fire broke out on Monday morning on the island of Evia, which had already been severely affected by the fires at the end of July.
