For two days, the rotations of the water bomber helicopters (3 devices mobilized this Tuesday) have been trying to extinguish the fire at the Col de Tende. In a steep sector, on the slopes of a valley, sometimes on rock faces, the flames have already ravaged nearly 8 ha. The firefighters take turns and do everything to contain the disaster in this virgin residential space. But the fire continues despite everything to progress and above all to evolve from now on more and more underground. “You have to scrape, check everything and monitor the humus of the undergrowth to be sure that there are no repeats“explains the SDIS 06. Night surveillance has been set up and this Wednesday, on the 3rd day of the fire, the water bomber helicopters will set out again to attack the flames.
– SDIS 06