A fire has been reported in the commune of Garons in the Gard department.
For your own safety and to make it easier for the emergency services to reach the area, please avoid the area.
Several fire engines from the Gard Fire Service and neighbouring departments are on the scene, along with Canadair water-bombing aircraft.
Six Canadairs, one Dash and one Tracker from the Civil Protection Service are providing support to ground operations
Follow-up:
The A54 motorway is closed between Nîmes and Arles
19:55 – Current area burnt: 50 ha; the fire is still active; 4 houses have been burnt down
9.17 pm – 150 hectares burnt, 10 houses destroyed, one housing estate evacuated (50 detached houses)