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Spectacular Fire in the South of France: 600 Hectares Burned, Several Houses Threatened

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A fire broke out on Saturday at the beginning of the afternoon in Sigean, in the south of France. He travelled a hundred hectares and reached a dwelling, while several others remained threatened, according to the local authorities. ...

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A fire broke out on Saturday at the beginning of the afternoon in Sigean, in the south of France. He travelled a hundred hectares and reached a dwelling, while several others remained threatened, according to the local authorities. ...

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A fire broke out on the town of Sigean (Aude) on Saturday, stirred by winds up to 70km/h.

Aude is experiencing a new event with a fire that broke out this Saturday afternoon in Sigean, a commune about 20 kilometers from Narbonne according to Le HuffPost. This dramatic episode comes just two weeks after a fire having ravaged more than 2,000 hectares in the region. The department remains under increased vigilance in the face of the risk of fires, reinforced by difficult weather conditions. These repeated fires underline the urgent need…

Saturday, July 26, 2025 - 21:06 Violent fire in the south of France: more than 600 hectares ravaged by flames By RTL info with AFP A fire ravaged 600 hectares in Sigean (Aude), damaging two houses and causing the evacuation of campsites and a subdivision in Port-la-Nouvelle. More than 600 firefighters and major air assets are mobilized.

A fire broke out early this Saturday afternoon, July 26, 2025, in the town of Sigean, in the Aude department. The fire covered approximately 100 hectares and burned nearly 60. Nearly 300 firefighters equipped with 80 vehicles were mobilized to fight the flames.

A fire in the Sijan area (Occitanie) mobilizes 600 firefighters and has already burned more than 600 hectares. Eight hundred people have been evacuated. For the moment, there are no injuries, but the Que Fas poultry farm, well-known in the area, has been completely destroyed. The fire broke out around 1:45 p.m. on the A9 motorway. The wind, which was blowing at 50 kilometers per hour with gusts of 80 kilometers per hour, caused the flames to spr…

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bienpublic.com broke the news in on Saturday, July 26, 2025.
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