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The Barcarès Christmas village was ravaged by a fire last night, causing significant damage in the area near the Lydia. If the flames ravaged seven chalets as well as three caissons used to support the structures, i.e. 3000m2 of surface area, the firefighters made it possible to save the rest of the installations and the Lydia boat.
“the origin of the disaster remains unknown and is the subject of investigations«
“The alert was given by the teams responsible for protecting the installation site, reporting an outbreak of fire which quickly impacted seven wooden chalets, three maritime caissons and four refrigerated trucks,” said SDIS 66, the The fire spread over an area of 3000 m². At this stage, the origin of the disaster remains unknown and is the subject of investigations. We warmly thank the firefighters for their efficiency and dedication, as well as all the people mobilized to ensure the safety and management of this incident. », underlined SDIS 66.
The National Gendarmerie, Enedis and city officials were also present on site.
The intervention mobilized a total of 61 firefighters as well as the chain of command, who worked hard to control the flames: »Thanks to their commitment, the fire was contained at 7:00 a.m., limiting the spread of damage, and the famous boat the Lydia was one of the objectives by the teams on site. (…)A long work of clearing and cleaning is to be expected in order to secure the site and assess all the damage”, specifies the SDIS66
Around sixty firefighters were dispatched to the scene, from 5 a.m. this Monday, November 11
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