The fire is located in Arès, in the Arcachon basin. 350 firefighters are on site.
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A new fire is underway, Sunday, September 18, in Gironde, reports France Bleu Gironde. It is located in Arès in the Arcachon basin. The balance sheet is now 120 hectares burned but the flames are contained Sunday evening. 350 firefighters are on site.
310 people, including the sixty residents of the La Canadienne campsite, were evacuated as a precaution. They are accommodated by the town hall in a former summer camp.
Significant air resources are mobilized according to France Bleu Gironde. With concern about weather conditions, the wind could complicate the task of firefighters. “What is unfavorable is the wind that turnsexplains Xavier Daney, the mayor of Arès. We saw it on all the fires we experienced in Gironde. We have a changing wind. Earlier, he was leaving for Lège, he came back to Ares”he said.
A new fire in a department very affected this summer after that of Saumos at the beginning of the week. 3,400 hectares were destroyed and 1,840 people evacuated.