First fire of the day this Saturday, classified as orange vigilance by Météo France. Eleven o’clock, at Selongey. Little damage but at 4 p.m., a new fire started in this same town in the north of the Côte-d’Or. This time, 5 hectares go up in smoke.
Three hectares ravaged by flames in Montigny-sur-Aube
In the meantime, the firefighters had to intervene in Frolois and Montigny-sur-Aube at the start of the afternoon. Result more than three hectares ravaged, most of which are crops. Same scenario at the end of the afternoon in Flammerans. In all these townsthe thermometer fluctuated between 36 and 38 degrees at the hottest of the day and should still exceed 35 degrees this Sunday. These fire starts could be due to sparks produced by combine harvesters during harvest.
New disaster in the evening
In the evening, the Côte-d’Or firefighters were also called at 7 p.m. to Gomméville for a major fire. The flames actually ravaged 5 hectares of fir forest in the neighboring town of Mussy-sur-Seine in Aube. Four tank trucks were dispatched by the SDIS of Côte-d’Or as well as about fifty firefighters. The Dijon drone team was also on site. The fire broke out on the edge of the forest, at 10 p.m., it was under control. The firefighters therefore spent the night drowning the embers, but the flames had been extinguished in the evening.
Reiteration of prevention messages
On this occasion, the firefighters reiterate their message of prevention. No cigarette butts should be thrown from a car, no barbecues should be organized in nature. Individuals are also asked not to use tools likely to cause sparks to fly.