The oil facilities could be affected by the increase in forest fires in the area of Fos-sur-Mer. Two areas of Vitrolles were also evacuated, and the A7 will be closed. In Herault, four firefighters were injured.
Many fires, fanned by strong winds, raging since Wednesday afternoon in Bouches-du-Rhône and Hérault where four firefighters were injured, three seriously. Multiple fire starts were notably listed between Fos-sur-Mer and Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône.
● Industrial zones threatened to Fos-sur-Mer
“The brush fires have been contained but a pine forest fire grows Dimple in the sector “, announced the firefighters at midday, adding that it is” very close to a business park. ” “Fanned by strong winds, the fire threat (…) more sensitive areas including the area Feuillanne” an industrial area of Fos-sur-Mer, said the firefighters. The SDIS 13 said that the fire and another fire in progress “on the port area and next to industrial sites (…) are problematic because of their proximity to the sites at risk.”
According to La Provence , the fire entered the compound including the European Southern Pipeline Corporation (EDS) in Fos-sur-Mer. Relief is now harnessed to protect oil tankers from the site. The industrial area of Tonkin is also in flames. In total, the three fires in the industrial area ravaged nearly 300 hectares. About 17 hours, the situation around Fos remained “tense” and “threatening to businesses around.”
● roads closed
Due to the progression of fires, national roads 568 and 268 were cut, and the county 9. the A7 motorway was also closed at the Pennes-Mirabeau, where several neighborhoods were evacuated Wednesday evening because of the advancing flames. The city is covered with a thick black cloud of smoke and ash, and was totally cut off from traffic. Twenty fire trucks on site.
● Two areas of Vitrolles evacuated
Vitrolles, north of Marignane airport, the old village, located high and two parts of the city were evacuated, announced the prefecture and town hall. The people have to go to the gym in the city. A police source cited by La Provence , one person was injured in the fire. In addition, many flights to Marseille were canceled or delayed.
● New fire starting in Istres
A new start fire was listed in Istres around 18:30. To cope with the advance of the fire that broke out at the edge of the Etang de Berre, two helicopters were mobilized. Homes are threatened.
● 200 firefighters mobilized in the Rhone delta
Fire in Vitrolles Photo credit:. BORIS HORVAT / AFP
More than 200 men, 50 vehicles and three Canadair were engaged and ” human potential may be increased. ” After being immobilized for several days due to a technical incident on August 1, four Canadair the twelve used in France, were released on flight Monday. At Rognac, about thirty kilometers north of Marseille, a “self propagating” fire has already covered 350 hectares. Smoke and a burning smell was noticeable even in Marseille. The flames are especially visible in a park located south of the city.
● Four firefighters injured in the Herault
In the Hérault, a violent fire destroyed Wednesday 250 hectares of scrubland near the village of Gabian, 20 kilometers north of Béziers, as CODIS Herault. Four firefighters were burned during the intervention, including three in serious condition. The Prime Minister, Manuel Valls, wished on Twitter a “speedy recovery” for wounded soldiers fire, and praised the efforts firefighters.
The interior minister, Bernard Cazeneuve, is expected on site around 19:30. In all, 140 firefighters were mobilized and 21 trucks. For now, no home is threatened. Trains were delayed or canceled because of the ongoing fires near the tracks, said the train.
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