A bushfire has been burning since 6.00 pm near Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer, in the Var department.
The emergency services are on the scene.
FOLLOW-UP:
6.30 pm: Around 1,000 m² of vegetation was burnt; the fire was quickly brought under control by two water drops from the Civil Protection Service’s Dash-8 and ground operations by the fire brigade
6.00 pm: Fire reported in the town of Saint Mandrier-sur-Mer