Because of several fires that have declared themselves in the Bizanet sector (Aude), the A61 motorway is cut in this afternoon on Sunday, June 29.
Vinci Autoroutes announces this Sunday afternoon that traffic is completely interrupted on the A61 motorway, due to several fire departures.
17h03 : \u26d4Sur #A61 In the direction of Toulouse, traffic is completely interrupted. Our teams work on a #Fire . \ u27a1 \ ufe0f compulsory exit and prohibited entry at n ° 38 Narbonne Sud on #A9 #Infotrafic
– A61 motorway (@a61trafic) June 29, 2025
17h03 : \u26d4Sur #A61 In the direction of Narbonne, traffic is completely interrupted. Our teams work on a #Fire . \ u27a1 \ ufe0f compulsory exit and prohibited entry n ° 25 lizignan #Infotrafic
– A61 motorway (@a61trafic) June 29, 2025
According to our colleagues from The independentAude firefighters are mobilized after seven departures of major fires in the Bizanet sector, near the highway. The fire soldiers were alerted shortly before 4 p.m.
“The fire is still in progress, reacts the prefect of Aude Christian Pouget at the microphone of Bfmtv. We were forced, as a security, to cut the A61 motorway and small end of the A9 motorway. Firefighter rescue means are on site […] It is a residential area, we evacuated the bizanet campsite which was threatened. The fire started along a departmental road which borders the highway. A priori, the first elements seem to say that it is an accidental fire. Namely a truck trailer which, with tight brakes, to light fires on a certain number of points, but that remains to be confirmed. In any event, we have a site that is shared in several fires with different intensities and a highest fire on the Bizanet side. “
