DROUGHT: Threatened by the flames, a nearby housing estate in the Pyrénées-Orientales was also evacuated One hundred and thirty-seven people were evacuated after a fire that broke out near a campsite in Saint-Cyprien, a town in the Pyrénées-Orientales located about fifteen kilometres southeast of Perpignan. The fire in the engine of a tractor clearing brush around a campsite is […]
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FIRE: A truck carrying 23 tonnes of cans of sardines in oil caught fire and lost part of its cargo near Villeneuve-Loubet. Traffic should remain disrupted all day in the Italy-Aix direction A fire broke out overnight from Monday to Tuesday on the trailer of a heavy goods vehicle carrying 23 tonnes of cans of sardines in […]
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The fire at the Cathedral in Nantes started very early this Saturday morning Very early this Saturday morning, a fire broke out in the Saint-Pierre cathedral in Nantes. About sixty firefighters were called to contain the incident. At around 8 a.m., the flames were no longer visible, but thick black smoke was emerging from the building under the […]
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A fire destroyed nearly 10,000 m3 of green waste, Sunday 5th April 2020, at the end of the afternoon, in a recycling company in Portet-sur-Garonne, near Toulouse. The origin of the incident is unknown at this time. But the fire that started on Sunday 5th April 2020, at the end of the afternoon, in a recycling company in Portet-sur-Garonne, near Toulouse, mobilized […]
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Seven people had to be evacuated by the firefighters, Monday 2nd March 2020 in the early morning, in a house prey to flames, road from Saint-Simon to Toulouse. The Departmental Fire and Rescue Service was contacted for a “major fire” that broke out in a house, around 5:20 am, Monday 2nd March, 2020, route de Saint-Simon, southwest of Toulouse. Seven […]
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On Christmas Eve, an agricultural building was ravaged by flames in the Lot-et-Garonne On Christmas Eve, a little later than 9 pm, an alert was given for a fire that started in an agricultural building, located at a place called “Biau” in the town of Villeneuve-sur-Lot ( Lot-et-Garonne ). Two hoses in action Many firefighters converged on the site in question to contain the fire, […]
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Significant resources have been mobilised to put an end to a fire in Louvetot (Seine-Maritime) on the night of Saturday 14th December to Sunday 15th December 2019. Details. The three residents who were inside the house on the night of Saturday 14th to Sunday 15th December 2019 in Louvetot (Seine-Maritime) before the spread of the […]
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The fire that broke out in the Gonfreville-l’Orcher refinery was on the verge of extinction, Saturday 14th December 2019. This platform produces 253,000 barrels per day. The fire of a crude oil pump in the Total refinery of Normandy, the largest in France classified Seveso high threshold, caused significant plumes of smoke Saturday, December 14, 2019, at dawn […]
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A bus from the company Flixbus caught fire on Thursday 14th November 2019 in Paris, on the inner ring road. The vehicle fire caused disruption. The fire broke out in the middle of the afternoon, Thursday 14th November 2019 on the inner ring road in Paris. A bus from the Flixbus company ignited , after having parked on the […]
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FIRE: A Tyre of a trailer catches fire on the RN10 at Roullet-Saint-Estèphe causing delays This Wednesday 13th November, around 11.30am, the tyre of a truck trailer caught fire on the RN10, at Roullet-Saint-Estèphe, in the direction of Angoulême-Bordeaux. A bearing rubbed with the trailer wheel, causing it to ignite. On fire, the wheel was unhooked and […]
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