Nearly 3,000 tourists were evacuated from a campsite in Canet-en-Roussillon, southern France, after wildfires engulfed the area on Sunday night, “Radio France International” (RFI) reported.
Firefighters managed to get the fire under control but are still battling two other blazes in the southern Hérault region.
The fire in Canet-en-Roussillon first erupted on Monday around 2 a.m. (GMT+2). Strong winds blowing at 80 km/h fanned the flames, destroying one mobile home and damaging five others, along with a caravan, according to a statement from French emergency services.
During the incident, seven people sustained minor injuries, including four civilians, two firefighters, and one police officer.
In Frontignan, near Montpellier, another fire destroyed around 350 hectares of pine forest. Firefighters later got it under control, with no injuries reported.
“The fire has been under control for two and a half hours, and we are still working on it,” Lieutenant Colonel Jérôme Bonnafoux, spokesperson for the Hérault firefighters, told French press agency AFP news on Monday.
Bonnafoux added that several hot spots remain where the risk of a blaze is high. French authorities have warned citizens on social media, RFI reported.
As a precaution, seven forest areas in southern France, including the Alpilles massifs, Chambremont, Castillon, Montagnette, Rougadou, Sulauze, and the industrial-port area of Fos-sur-Mer, remain closed to the public on Monday.