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A fire broke out this Thursday in a waste treatment center in Gardanne. The fire is “contained”, announced the Bouches-du-Rhône firefighters late in the afternoon.
A major fire broke out this Thursday, June 27 afternoon in a waste treatment center located in Gardanne, in Bouches-du-Rhône. The incident occurred between two main roads, and the department’s firefighters warned motorists of the nuisance that its smoke could cause. The point in pictures in our video at the top of the article.
Ce “2,000 m fire3 »which broke out shortly before 2 p.m., was ” content “ in the afternoon, announced the Bouches-du-Rhône firefighters at the end of the afternoon, specifying that 86 firefighters were mobilized to fight the flames:
The south-east of France is historically affected by major fires in summer. Firefighters have obtained spectacular results since 1990 by massively attacking fires, a strategy which could reach its limits with the acceleration of global warming.
In August 2021, a fire devastated 7,000 hectares in the hinterland of Saint-Tropez, in the Var, killing two people and leading to the evacuation of 10,000 people.
By Emmanuelle Hirschauer with AFP
On the subject Miscellaneous facts
