The largest fire of the last 50 years on the French shores of the Mediterranean was under control on Thursday night, after the destruction of 170,000 acres of forest area within two days. According to a statement by Luci Ross, Secretary General of the Prefecture of Od, at the French News Agency (AFP), the fire has now been limited. The fire broke out on Tuesday afternoon in the village of Rimbot, between Narbonne and Carcasson. Since then it has swept 170,000 acres of pine forests and shrubby, of which 130,000 became ashes, according to the Civil Protection Service. During the day, firefighters focused their efforts on fireplaces that were described as “active”. The ultimate goal, according to Pyrrhus Christof Mani, was to limit the fiery front by the end of the day. For his part, Prefect Christian Puze explained that it would take several days to extinguish the fire. “There is still a lot of work to do,” he said. On Thursday morning 2,000 households were left without electric […]
Source: News Beast
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