600 hectares destroyed near Bordezac, several villages threatened by flames

“The villages of Bordezac, Besseges, Gagnières are directly threatened”, write the firefighters of Gard in a press release.

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The firefighters of Gard intervene Thursday, July 7 on a major fire near the town of Bordezac, in the north of the department. The fire started around 5 p.m. in an area of ​​dense vegetation and has already destroyed around 600 hectares, according to a latest report provided at 10 p.m. by the Gard firefighters on franceinfo.

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“The villages of Bordezac, Besseges, Gagnières are directly threatened”, write the Gard firefighters in a press release. A hundred of them are mobilized, in addition to about thirty vehicles, seven canadairs, three water bombers and a helicopter. The workforce must be reinforced in the evening to reach 500 firefighters.

A command post is activated on the place of the town hall of Besseges. “The inhabitants of Besseges, Bordezac, and Gagnières must remain confined to their homes”insist the firefighters.


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