Around 5 p.m. on Monday, June 30, a fire broke out in a field in Montredon, near Carcassonne. Forty hectares were traveled before the fire was fixed.
Aude burns. On June 29, 400 hectares disappeared in smoke in the Bizanet sector, near the A61 motorway. And this following seven fire starts. This Monday, June 30, a new start to fire was declared. This time near Carcassonne.
In the village of Montredon first before spreading to the town of Villedubert at a place called Saint-Augustin.
Thatch and brushwood were swept away by the flames that traveled around forty hectares before the fire was fixed around 7:30 p.m.
Arrived quickly on site, the firefighters brought in the water bomber helicopters which operated two drops. In total, 103 fire soldiers were dispatched to the site with 23 devices to stop the propagation of the flames.
A 100 m2 hangar, close to a house, was slightly affected by the flames.
Note that 10 people were also evacuated. On site, a dozen gendarmes secured the sector.
