A fire broke out on Tuesday in a wooded area in Bois-de-Champ, in the Vosges, and had destroyed around fifteen hectares at the start of the evening, we learned from the prefecture. “The fire started in a house on the edge of departmental 420 and spread to a softwood forest,” she said in a statement. “Currently, 15 hectares of forest have already been burned. The fire is spreading upwards in a slope in a south-west direction, as well as on the flanks. There is no victim. »
“If you see the plume of the fire or identify a burning smell (perceptible as far as Épinal), do not call 18 so as not to clog the line”, underlines the prefecture. Forest fires are not frequent in Lorraine, but the Meurthe-et-Moselle, neighboring department of the Vosges, as well as the Meuse were classified Monday in orange vigilance for fires, corresponding to a “high” risk of fires. The Vosges were on their side in yellow vigilance.
Due to the particularly dry conditions in recent weeks and the wind, a first fire broke out last week near Saint-Baslemont (Vosges), which had burned six hectares. On Sunday, a resumption of fire this time burned one hectare in this same town. The rapid intervention of firefighters limited the damage. Bois-de-Champ is a rural town of just over 100 inhabitants whose surroundings are particularly wooded and sometimes difficult to access.