Wildfire in Southern France 'Under Control' but Region Remains on Alert

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The fire that broke out on Saturday in the early afternoon on the Gardiole massif had led to the closure of the A9 motorway for five hours.

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Some 200 firefighters were mobilised in the Hérault to monitor the fire all day long. While the heat wave calms, the Aude and the Var will also be on red alert as of Monday, with no access to the forest massifs.

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A fire broke out this Saturday in the town of Fabrègues (Hérault). More than 390 firefighters were mobilized on Saturday night. Significant disturbances were underway on the A9, which was able to reopen Saturday night on 3 tracks in both directions. - Fire in the Hérault: the A9 reopened on 3 tracks in both directions, the firefighters still on site (Police, justice and other facts).

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A major fire was declared this Saturday, July 5 in Fabrègues, in the Hérault, mobilising important means of rescue. Due to the smoke plume, the A9 motorway is closed to traffic in both...

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In the southern French department of Hérault, firefighters have brought a fire under control that has consumed 400 hectares of forest and other vegetation. But it will remain under surveillance throughout today, the AFP agency reported, citing firefighters. On Saturday, vegetation was also burning in two other departments in southern France, in Bouches-du-Rhône and in Aude. In Bouches-du-Rhône, the fire, which has burned 100 hectares of vegetati…