In the Department of OD in the south of France, the struggle continues with the strongest forest fire for this summer, which has already destroyed about 13 thousand hectares. According to local media, the fire flashed the day before in the commune of Ribo, and the strong wind and heat contributed to the rapid spread of fire.
about 2 thousand firefighters were involved in extinguishing, two aircraft and four helicopters were involved. The fire is accompanied by thick puffs of smoke rising tens of meters.
as a result of the fire, a woman died, another 9 people were injured, including 7 firefighters. The authorities evacuated the inhabitants of dozens of settlements.
to simplify the work of firefighters, the RB 212 roads between riba and the fabrazan, as well as D23 between Saint-Loran de la and lagers. Feren.
Prosecutor’s office began an investigation of the causes of the fire. The mayor of Ribot Alain Bones on the air of the TF1 television channel said that the fire probably began through the fault of the man:
“Unfortunately, the fire began right by the road. Most likely, someone threw a cigarette butt or something like that. Even today people can be so irresponsible,” he said. Accompaniment of the Minister of Internal Affairs Francois-Noel Buff will go to the injured region today. The Minister of Defense Sebastien Lekornny thanked the military participating in extinguishing for selfless work in difficult conditions.
this summer, large fires have already happened in the OD department. In early July, near the city of Narbon, the fire destroyed about 2 thousand hectares of forest, and at the end of the month in the commune of Sizhan, the flame covered another 600 hectares, while it was not able to stop 630 firefighters.