VIDEO. Near Toulouse, the fire of a house spreads in fields in Merville
The firefighters are engaged in Merville, a town north-west of Toulouse to fight against a fire which, starting from an abandoned house, has spread to fields and is threatening other homes.
The fire first moved to a small inhabited house located at the end of the Péouliayres road, commune of Merville northwest of Toulouse. The fire prospered in the house and sparks soon landed on the neighboring fields, which were very dry. Firefighters were alerted at 4:15 p.m. to the house fire.
Only very quickly the fire spread in the fields, progressing dangerously towards many accustomed houses. “As a precaution, an elderly resident was evacuated. The firefighters will have to her house”, describes a witness.
A farmer in the town reacted very quickly when he saw the progression of the flames; “He passed a machine in the fields to stir up the earth and create natural firewalls. This undoubtedly stopped a more significant progression. Thanks to Antonin”, underlines the witness.
The fire spread towards the Guinot road and spread over approximately 2 hectares.
The origin of the fire outbreak remains unknown at this stage. The Granada gendarmes are on site to carry out investigations and secure the inhabitants if necessary.