<- Hard dé e: 0.035855054855347 sec -> No fewer than a thousand people were evacuated Friday afternoon at Solenzara in Corse-du-Sud, due to a fire that has no casualties but which destroyed 28 bungalows and a building in a campground. The fire, which has covered thirty acres on the border of Corse-du-Sud and Haute-Corse in the towns of Solenzara and Solrao was set Friday at 8:30 p.m., said the two firefighters departments.
The camp housed about 600 people, said the sub-prefect of Corte Schuffeneckers Dominique, who visited the site. A thousand people have been “made safe” in the afternoon, during the evacuation of the camp and an adventure park nearby, added firefighters. Some vacationers evacuated can return to the campsite in the evening, and about 150 to 200 people are expected to be relocated on the airbase Solenzara, said Dominique Schuffeneckers.
No panic
The fire affected, in particular camping evacuated, where it burned 28 bungalows, two vehicles and a building. “There was no panic, when it happened, many people were at the beach “, said the sub-prefect. “Some will, however, may be afraid to return to the campsite tonight (Friday), even if the fire is under control,” said he added. He stressed the fact that very few vehicles were affected by the incident and that vacationers concerned could remain mobile.
Corsica, three other fires occurred during the day around ghisonaccia, 25 km north of Solenzara “in a handkerchief,” added the fire department. In all, they traveled about 80 acres and destroyed a barn. “There was a lot of wind today and a low humidity level, with less than 20% humidity,” Has been told to CODIS of Corsica to explain the claims.
In a statement Friday night the interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve “commended firefighters Corsica and all civil security forces and public safety” for their intervention.
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