The two fires which broke out on Sunday evening in the forest of Double, in the west of the Dordogne, were “fixed” on Monday morning after burning nearly 90 hectares, the department’s firefighters said on Monday.
The prefecture specifies that 80 hectares of forest have been devastated in the town of La Roche-Chalais, and between six and eight in that of Eygurande-et-Gardedeuil, 15 km apart from each other.
Some 120 firefighters are fighting on Monday “still actively to perfect the extinction of the fire, given the weather conditions and the extent of the fire”, added the firefighters, specifying that there was always ” many active households. At the “strongest” of the fires, Sunday evening, some 230 firefighters were mobilized to fight these fires raging in “softwood areas”.
“Incendiary pressure” on the region
Two Canadairs, a Dash aircraft and two water bomber helicopters were also deployed. Among the forces mobilized on site, firefighter reinforcements from neighboring departments were present. It is the “biggest fire of the season” in the Dordogne, according to firefighters.
No injuries are to be deplored, and a house was evacuated. The department’s firefighters evoke a current “incendiary pressure” on the region, where several fires have been recorded these days. The Dordogne has been classified as “severe” risk for forest fires since Thursday.