Gironde: three forest fires in progress in the Médoc, in La Teste and in Landiras – South West

The forest fire, visible from the lake, broke out around 3 p.m. on Tuesday July 12. BG The fire, visible from La Lagune beach, in La Teste. Stéphane cristini The first, of still undetermined origin, broke out in Soussans, around 3 p.m. By 5:40 p.m., he had covered three hectares. Fifty firefighters were deployed. “We are quite optimistic about this fire,” said the Gironde Departmental Fire and Rescue Service. 15 hectares have already burned in La Teste-de-Buch The situation was much more problematic on the side of La Teste-de-Buch, in the Arcachon basin, where the smoke is visible from the body of water and exceeds the Pilat dune. A fire broke out around 3:15 p.m. at the level of track 214. This forest road, which leads in particular to the Senegalese necropolis, connects the Biscarrosse road which serves the ocean beaches to the D112 which leads to Cazaux. Smoke is also visible from ocean beaches. Stéphane Cristini It is commonly used as a relief route to avoid slowdowns near campsites and beaches. It is an electrical problem that occurred in a car using this access that would have triggered the outbreak of fire. If no victim is to be deplored, at 6 p.m., 15 hectares of forest had already gone up in smoke. The fire was not under control and continued to progress. “Three homes are threatened and several hundred hectares of forest, too,” said the Departmental Fire and Rescue Service (Sdis). Smoke is also visible from ocean beaches. Bruno Béziat Eight fire brigades are currently mobilized on the site, more than 80 firefighters trying to deflect and slow the spread of the fire using 20 firefighting means: 60 vehicles are deployed in total. Traffic has been cut off on runway 214. Air resources have been requested and are expected as reinforcements. The La Teste fire, visible from Arès Christian Esplandiu Wind and “fire swings” in Landiras The Landiras fire had covered 12 hectares of forest by 6 p.m. Sdis33/Service communication, protocol The third front is located in the South of Gironde, in Landiras, where the situation is also unfavorable. “There is wind in the area and many fire swings,” explains Commander Matthieu Jomain, head of the Sdis communication department. At 6 p.m., this violent fire had covered 12 hectares of forest. 80 firefighters, 15 means of fight, or about thirty attack trucks, were on site, as well as a Dash water bomber plane from Civil Security.