"Important Feu De forêt" in Martigues, Near Marseille: Two Hamlets Confined
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The forest fire that started on Thursday night in the Bouches-du-Rhône caused two minor injuries to the firefighters and 104 people were evacuated. The containment measures, notably taken for two hamlets of Martigues, Saint-Julien and Les Ventrons, remained "active and imperative" on Friday morning.
Three major fires are under way in France. The forest fire in Martigues has already ravaged 130 hectares. Drought, violent winds and evacuations raise the alert about the summer risk.
A major forest fire was declared in Martigues, requiring the confinement of two hamlets and mobilising important means of rescue "An important forest fire" began Thursday at the beginning
More than 800 firefighters and marine firemen from Marseilles are mobilized against the spread of flames this Thursday evening.
The Bouches-du-Rhône, Var and Ardèche departments have deployed significant human and material means to contain the flames.
"An important forest fire" started Thursday at the beginning of the evening on the commune of Martigues, north-west of Marseille, announced the prefecture of Bouches-du-Rhône, calling the inhabitants of two hamlets of the city to be confined. ...
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