A pine forest fire breaks out in the commune of Saint-Privat, in Lodévois, the air fleet and firefighters sent to the scene

The fire broke out at a place called La Bruyère des Salces. ML – Corinne Peretz

The fire broke out around 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 21. Significant resources are on site.

The Hérault firefighters are currently responding to a pine forest fire that broke out on Wednesday, August 21, around 6:30 p.m., in the town of Saint-Privat, east of Lodève.

And more precisely at the place called La Bruyère des Salces. On the ground, three forest fire intervention groups were sent to the scene. In the air, five Canadairs, a Dash and a Trush 710 began operations. ;drops. They multiply the rotations towards the Salagou lake in which they bail. The plume of smoke is visible for miles around.

The plume of smoke is visible for miles around. Here, seen from Liausson. ML – Jérôme Mouillot

An intelligence helicopter was also dispatched to the area. The firefighters ask to leave access free so that they can work in good conditions.

No homes threatened

According to our local correspondent, it seems that the Sauvageonne area is not affected. There are no homes in this part of La Bruyère, fortunately. On the other hand, the wind is quite strong.

#Incendie|| …/…Feu de Saint-Privat

Feu de pinède & de sous bois en zone difficilement accessible 10 ha de brûlés plusieurs de menacés Sur place 6 #GIFF @coz_sudest engage en + de nos moyens 1 colonne extra départementale Groupe commandos feux de forêt Opération de longue durée pic.twitter.com/jb5yzk3PuP

— Pompiers 34 🇫🇷 (@PompiersHerault) August 21, 2024

At the start of the evening, the Hérault firefighters seemed to have brought the fire and its spread under control. According to certain testimonies on site, the Canadians are fewer in number. In "hardly accessible area", no less than 10 ha burned, specify the firefighters on X (ex-Twitter).