“Avoid calling 18 or 112”, a controlled burning operation will take place this Tuesday in a town in Aude

This Tuesday, January 21 from 9 a.m., a controlled burn will take place in the Bages municipal forest, in a triangle located between the hamlet of Pesquis, that of Prat de Cest and the village of Bages, reports the city of Narbonne.

A burn which will be likely to generate a significant column of smoke. “This burning is controlled by the firefighters”adds the City.

To avoid overloading the fire and rescue service switchboard, it is important to avoid calling 18 or 112 on this subject. “However, if you have the slightest doubt that it is indeed this operation and not a fire, or if you can distinguish two distinct plumes of smoke, do not take this instruction into account and call.”

The burning program will end no later than March 15.