Gard: an impressive fire breaks out on the outskirts of Alès

No victim is to be deplored according to the authorities, who have yet to assess the material damage. Images which are multiplying in the Gard. While the department has been dealing with numerous fires for several days, a fire broke out on the outskirts of the city of Alès this Saturday evening. According to Saadia Tamelikecht, the duty sub-prefect of Alès, there are “several firecrackers “fired at the end of the evening which triggered the start of fire.” It took and it was immediately fixed by the firefighters”, she assured on BFMTV, recalling that there is “a fire which has broken out every two hours for three days “A context conducive to fires It also ensures that there are no victims to be deplored and that “the inhabitants of nearby dwellings have spontaneously evacuated”. The area that has been ravaged by the flames, however, remains to be determined. This new fire comes as firefighters have been working for several days to put out a very large fire in the Cévennes. This was set by the firefighters, who said they were “optimistic”. However, the firefighters remain cautious, due to the weather conditions which are very favorable to the development of fires.