VIDEO. Major fire in Lodévois: firefighters spent the night fighting the pine forest fire in Saint-Privat
|The fire started around 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 21, and was contained around 3 a.m. on Thursday, August 22.
During this summer period, the Hérault firefighters are on all fronts. As in the night of this Wednesday 21 to Thursday 22 August, where they had to tackle a pine forest fire in the town of Saint-Privat to the east of Lodève.
It started around 6:30 p.m. this Wednesday, August 21, at a place called La Bruyère des Salces, a place that is not easy to access. Immediately, five Canadairs, a Dash and a Trush 710 began dropping water, making multiple trips to Lake Salagou to recover the water.
A terrain that is difficult to access
The area is difficult to access access, the firefighters were mobilized all night. Sdis34
During the night, 180 firefighters were engaged on site to fight the flames. The terrain being difficult and uneven, their progress was slowed.
A particularly busy night for firefighters. SDIS34
Around 3am on Thursday 22nd August, firefighters managed to contain the fire. Teams remain on site to prevent any resumption.
A slow progression. SDIS34
The drone unit intervenes this morning to tour the hot spots of the fire. The fire appears to have spread over an area estimated at approximately 17 hectares.
No homes affected
Fortunately, the affected area was not inhabited. And since the fire was unable to spread, no casualties were reported.