Puy-de-Dôme : violent fire in the Sancy massif

The month of March has been the warmest month ever recorded in history, with consequences, including fires, such as in the Puy-de-Dôme, where a huge fire broke out on Monday, April 7, in the Sancy massif.

This Monday, April 7, 2025, was marked by a major fire in Auvergne. The latter broke out on the massif of the Sancy, in a very dry environment for several weeks. Important fire in the Puy-de-Dôme The fire broke out in the afternoon of Monday, April 7, 2025. It hit the top of the Puy Redon, located in the commune of Chastreix in the department of Puy-de-Dôme. With a dry air and a small continental wind, the flames quickly progressed on the slopes…

A rare fire broke out in Auvergne last Monday and burned nearly 200 hectares in the Sancy (Puy-de-Dôme). Firefighters struggled all night in a difficult area of access. The mountain is calmed and darkened by the flames. Around 1 p.m., the first smokes are spotted at the top of Mount Redon, at nearly 1,600 meters above sea level. It was phenomenal. Never the inhabitants of the area had experienced such a fire. (Company Topics). TF1 INFO