A forest fire required the intervention of two CL-415 aircraft from the Society for the Protection of Forests against Fire (SOPFEU) on Sunday afternoon in the Zec Mars-Moulin sector in La Baie. The fire is currently being considered contained and ground firefighters will return Monday morning to completely extinguish it.
According to spokeswoman Mélanie Morin, Saguenay firefighters were the first to intervene. Then they called the SOPFEU who found it appropriate to send planes after observing the situation on the ground.
The approximate area is two acres. However, it can be checked on Monday.
According to information on the website of SOPFEUthe fire is located east of Lac aux Bleuets and south of Lac Donald.
The two planes sprayed fire for about an hour beginning at 6:30 pm They were from Quebec. The first call to SOPFEU was received around 4:30 p.m.
We’ll be back tomorrow first, said the spokesman. Ground crews will try to complete the job. Ang SOPFEU began installing its equipment at night.
It is contained and undeveloped so far. He threatened nothing but the foresthe added.
According to Mélanie Morin, there is a strong possibility that the fire was caused by human activity, as no lightning was reported in the area on Sunday.
This is the second forest fire listed SOPFEU over the weekend in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean. A fire accidentally started in Saint-Gédéon quickly spread on Saturday, but was controlled within two hours by firefighters in the area.
Currently, fire hazards are considered severe in Lac-Saint-Jean and very high in Saguenay. The open fire ban is in effect for the southern regions. The situation will be reviewed again on Monday due to the weather forecast. Expect hot and dry weather until Thursday.
Source: Radio-Canada
