Fire, last of several in the area, broke out on the possession of the winery south of the town of Narbonne on Monday afternoon, and then quickly spread due to wind and burned vegetation after heat wave.
More than 1,000 firefighters fought with flames during the night, but until morning, the fire partially damaged 2,000 hectares (4,900 acres) of the country and was still strong, local authorities said.
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Christian Pouget’s local official said six houses were partially affected.
“The fire is still not put under control – he said.
In the village of Prat-de-Cest on Tuesday morning, the trees were blackened or still burned.
While watching the fire trucks riding amo-there, the retired Martin Bou, who did not list his years, told the afternoon from the house with his cats, tortoises and dog before she returned.
But her husband Frederic remained all night to pour big pine trees on the other side of the road as fire would not swallow their home.
– I’ve never seen anything like that. I never lived next to such a huge fire, “he said for AFP, reporting on flames with high tenths meters.
French Meteorological Service Meteo France said the risk of fire was left tuesday.
Authorities closed the A9 highway to Spain, but they said on Tuesday morning to gradually reopen traffic route.
This weekend, Meteo France said that the strong heat wave started in 19. June officially finished on Friday, lasting all 16 days – the same length as the country’s lethal heat wave in 2003. years.
However, on the same day, the first large fire fires erupted in the south.
Scientists say climate change caused by human action increase intensity, length and frequency of extreme heat causing some forest fires.
(Vijesti.ba / Fena)
