"The [firemen] have to work in difficult conditions, considering [that fire broke out at] night, when vehicles move slower and air transport cannot be used, as well as the strong wind, but some 200 firefighters were mobilized to tackle the spread of fire", the local fire brigade was quoted as saying by the BFMTV broadcaster.
18h20 - Après une accalmie, le feu de forêt de Générac reprend de nouveau. Nous le répétons, il faut éviter le secteur pour laisser les secours intervenir sans difficulté.
— Météo Languedoc (@MeteoLanguedoc) 30 July 2019
Vidéo : Angie Bégler-Fonnier pour @MeteoLanguedoc pic.twitter.com/qpLoyEP9Wa
According to the report, four houses were burnt as the wildfire started out near the town of Montbazin on Tuesday evening and spread across nearly 30 hectares (74 acres).
Impressionnante valse des canadairs pour contenir le feu de forêt à Générac. Evitez au maximum le secteur entre Générac et Saint-Gilles @SaintGillescity #Gard #Incendie pic.twitter.com/cG9ksz26Vy
— Gazette Live Nîmes (@GazettedeNimes) 30 July 2019
On Tuesday, another massive wildfire in the southern Gard department of France caused some 170 people to evacuate and destroyed hundreds of hectares of forest.
Around 300 firefighters, 90 ground vehicles and seven planes have been dispatched to tackle the blaze. The smoke rising from the burning grounds could be seen 30 kilometers (19 miles) away.
France has been suffering severe drought and massive forest fires as a record-smashing heat covered over 50 French cities last Thursday.
