the return to normal in Ardèche

The Ardèche has not escaped the violent fires that have hit France in recent days. 1200 hectares have gone up in smoke since the beginning of the summer, including 600 on Wednesday July 27 on a single fire. Evacuated, tourists and locals all returned between Wednesday evening and Thursday morning after firefighters battled the flames all day and night. “It went well, it was well managed“, says a resident of Vogüé (Ardeche) which highlights the work of firefighters.

Same story from the side of the mayor of the village who says he was not very worried. “We had a firefighter per square centimeter“, image-t-il. Fire soldiers still at work to water the land and prevent the flames from resurfacing. A 44-year-old man was taken into custody and admitted the facts. Only one person responsible for twelve different fire starts.To fight against these arsonists, the chief of staff of the prefect announced the reinforcement of the patrols of gendarmerie.