A bushfire has been burning since 1.00 pm near Montouliers, in the Hérault department.
The emergency services are on the scene.
⚠️ Avoid the area and stay informed.
FOLLOW-UP:
8.00 pm: Latest figures announced: 55 hectares and 300 firefighters; the fire is under control
5.30 pm: Around 50 hectares have been burnt, with no homes under threat. The emergency services report that the situation is improving
4.40 pm: 31 hectares burnt, 270 firefighters with 60 fire-fighting vehicles
4.00 pm: Around 30 hectares of land have been burnt; the fire is still burning
3.00 pm: Fires still burning, heading towards the Aude; 10 hectares of vegetation burnt
2.30 pm: Civil defence air assets are on the scene with three Canadairs and one Dash-8
2.00 pm: A large number of ground reinforcements requested
1.00 pm: A fire has been reported in the north-west of the Hérault, in the Minervois region, on the border with the Aude.