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Summer fires threaten properties

Source: www.rivieratimes.com. Posted on 29 May 2006.

The first major fires of the season have already struck the region. Yesterday afternoon over 5,000 sqm of wooded land burned from Mougins to Mouans-Sartoux.

Fortunately the area was sparsely inhabited. Due to the danger of high winds a major operation was put into effect with fifty firemen and police from Cannes and Grasse as well as police units from Mougins and Mouans-Sartoux mobilized. The air fire brigade dropped water five times before bringing the blaze under control.

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