In Vallabrix, in the Gard, a fire has ravaged forty hectares since this Sunday afternoon. It is now fixed. That said, the firefighters will spend the day on site to drown the last hot spots. This is what explained to us, this Monday morning live on France Bleu Gard Lozère, Commander Nicolas Ventosa, of the Gard firefighters: “There are still hot spots that have been dealt with overnight. The evolution is nevertheless favorable. We will continue the drowning operations during the day. And we’ll see with the sunrise and the rise in temperatures if it still poses difficulties for us, but it seems to be on the right track all the same..”
The equestrian center evacuated, the horses saved
The origin of the fire? “Obviously the police were there, the investigation started. They will certainly call on the research unit and circumstances of the causes of fires which will, I hope, discover the origin of this fire.“.
250 firefighters, including 175 Gard firefighters, spent the night on site.
Residents were evacuated, others were confined to their homes. All the horses at the Étrier equestrian center were saved.
A shed is destroyed, a firefighter is slightly injured (heatstroke).