The surface of the Baux fire was “reassessed”. “We are at 3,400 hectares of burnt,” said the sub-prefect, while the figure of 3,720 hectares estimated had been communicated on Wednesday.
Le Monde with AFP
The firefighters managed to fix, Thursday, September 15, the fire that broke out on Monday in Saumos, in Gironde, announced the sub-prefect of Lesparre-Médoc, Fabrice Thibier. “We are on a stabilized fire, which remains within the limits that have known since yesterday, which allows us to declare it fixed,” added Mr. Thibier during a press point.
Also, the surface of the Baux fire was “reassessed”. “We are at 3,400 hectares of burnt,” said the sub-prefect, while the figure of 3,720 hectares estimated had been communicated on Wednesday.
slowed down by the action of the firefighters and by a wind “loaded with humidity”, the fire was “content but not fixed” Wednesday evening. This assessment is added to the 30,000 hectares that burned this summer during three gigantic fires in this same department, in La Teste-de-Buch and Landiras twice.