the fires contained after a resumption in the afternoon

The flames returned to Erdeven (Morbihan), in the afternoon of Sunday August 7. The firefighters were forced to position themselves on a path in order to block the blaze. The fire, which started late Saturday afternoon, required resources all night. 300 people were evacuated.

Back home in the afternoon, Myriam Le Tallec, a resident, notices the damage. The fire stopped only a few meters from his garden. “When you live in the forest, the risk exists, but I’ve lived here for almost 40 years, and we’ve never had this problem”she says.

The tractors came to join the tanker trucks, in order to contain the blaze. Farmers have watered the edges, in order to avoid resumption of fire. “It’s our nature that burns, so we can’t let it go up in smoke like that, without doing anything”believes Jérôme Plunian.

The origins are currently unknown. The gendarmerie carried out surveys to identify any evidence, such as the presence of gasoline. In the area, a dozen fire starts have been identified. The authorities are not ruling out any leads. All fires are contained on the evening of Sunday August 7th.