A large vegetation fire at the gates of Sigean in Aude: 90 firefighters on site

And vegetation fire was triggered on Tuesday July 2, 2024 in the early afternoon at Sigean, In the Aude.

The fire took over everything near the famous African reservenear the RD6009 roundabout, not far from the A9 motorway.

Reinforcements arrive from the Pyrenees-Orientales

A fire that is not taken lightly. In less than two hours, approximately 15 hectares had been covered in flames.

Et about fifty hectares of scrubland as well as a pine forest were threatened. Especially since the wind is blowing strongly (over 80km/h).

90 firefighters already mobilized

Around 90 firefighters were battling the fire in the middle of the afternoon, according to the Aude Departmental Fire and Rescue Service (Sdis 11). Occitanie News. Two helicopters Water bombers were engaged in this fight.

Reinforcements are on the way from the Pyrénées-Orientales.

Orange alert Wednesday

The department was classified by Météo France on yellow alert for forest fires on Tuesday, like the entire Mediterranean arc. This Wednesday July 3it will be reclassified as orange. This means that “weather conditions significantly increase the risk of forest and vegetation fires starting and spreading compared to summer norms.” The risk of fires can therefore be very high locally.

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