Double start of forest fire near Dijon: ten hectares burned

Two forest fires broke out this Tuesday, September 29 in the afternoon, in Velars-sur-Ouche and especially in Plombières-lès-Dijon (Côte d'Or), where the fire continued to progress around 8 p.m. Around ten hectares have burned and homes, protected by firefighters, are threatened. A firefighter was injured.

Near Dijon, a double outbreak of forest fire broke out this Tuesday, September 29 afternoon. At 6 p.m., the fire at Velars-sur-Ouche was set but that at Plombière-lès-Dijon was still in progress. He continued his progress shortly after 8 p.m.

Around ten hectares went up in smoke. Homes are threatened but not in danger, protected by firefighters. The fire is located on rue d'Hauteville, in a steep and difficult to access area.

Significant resources are being deployed on site: more than 120 firefighters and 28 engines are now mobilized. The goal was to extinguish the fire before nightfall. This objective will not be met.

The geography of the area is steep, which is an additional difficulty for the firefighters. It's a place that has telephone infrastructure that firefighters are protecting.

Colonel Larry Châtillon-Ouvrard

Director of SDIS 21

The fire broke out near the railway tracks, on the Dijon-Paris line. SNCF traffic is cut. 2 TGVs are blocked at Venarey-les-Laumes and Blaisy-Bas stations.

Already last July, a fire ravaged fifteen hectares of vegetation in the place called Cité de la Flamme. Eighty-five firefighters and 32 engines were then deployed to put out the flames.

The fire at Velars-sur-Ouche fixed

The Velars fire is now fixed and has burned 3 hectares. The fire is located at a place called La Verrerie.

Four “medium forest fire” tankers are involved, a “Super forest fire” tanker truck, an ambulance and command resources, i.e. 30 firefighters coming from the emergency centers of Dijon Est, Dijon Nord, Dijon Transvaal, Gevrey-Chambertin, Pouilly-en-Auxois, Val de Norges.