Avalanche of fires in Ariège, an emblematic business ravaged by flames

The “hostilities” began on Friday afternoon, in the town of Cos. The small village located near Foix was the scene of a vegetation fire at the side of the road. The flames had time to cover 1 hectare before the intervention of two forest fire tankers. The origin of the disaster was not specified by emergency services.

During the night of Friday to Saturday January 18, 2025, firefighters were called to the area of Castelnau-Durbanin Couserans. A major fire devastated a residential building of 270 m². A large-scale intervention for 36 firefighters to prevent spread to nearby buildings. No injuries were reported.

Major damage to a bakery in Seix

The next morning, Sunday January 19, 2025, 25 firefighters were sent to Six where the laboratory of a bakery was engulfed in flames. If the disaster did not cause any injuries, “ The greedy mess » was still largely damaged by the flames…

The fire then spread to an adjoining building, also causing considerable damage.

Another major intervention on Saturday night

In addition to these numerous fires, emergency services had to intervene fox in the night from Friday to Saturday for a 49 year old cyclist who made a heavy fall approximately 10 meters on the railway track. Inabsolute emergencyWhen the firefighters arrived, the forty-year-old was medically treated and transported to Chiva.

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