the fire did not progress during the night

A lull. The fire which broke out on Monday in Gironde, in the town of Saumos, and has already ravaged more than 3,700 hectares of vegetation and forest, “has not progressed” on the night of Wednesday September 14 to Thursday September 15, the prefecture announced. “The fire has not progressed. No new burned surfaces. No new evacuations”, can we read in a tweet published in the morning by the prefect of New Aquitaine, Fabienne Buccio.

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The fire did not progress. No new burnt surfaces. No new evacuation
The action of #firefighters made it possible to defend sensitive points all night. It continues on all fronts. Significant land and air resources are mobilized pic.twitter.com/XvZwt6hbe0

– Prefect of New Aquitaine and Gironde (@PrefAquitaine33) September 15, 2022

The firefighters have been mobilized since Monday to contain this fire, in the heart of the Gironde already affected this summer. In total, 1,840 inhabitants were evacuated in the municipalities of Saumos and Saint-Hélène, in this southern zone of the Médoc between the seaside resort of Lacanau, on the Atlantic coast, and the Bordeaux agglomeration.

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Very low visibility in the area affected by the fire due to fog and smoke, in particular in the municipalities of Sainte-Hélène, Salaunes, Castelnau, Carcans and Lacanau.
The prefect calls on motorists to be extremely careful. pic.twitter.com/edPWUtt8BO

– Prefect of New Aquitaine and Gironde (@PrefAquitaine33) September 15, 2022