nearly 50 hectares of fields went up in smoke in one afternoon

Tractors alongside fire trucks. This Sunday, July 17 at the beginning of the afternoon, several farmers were called in to help contain a field fire in Genlis, of unknown origin. The flames covered nearly 50 hectares of stubble, due to the drought and the wind.

Furrows dug urgently

But the results could have been worse without the urgent digging of furrows. It was this operation that in fact made it possible to limit the damage. In addition, firefighters from four Côte-d’Or barracks were mobilized. Story of this day with the mayor of Genlis: Martial Mathiron.

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