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After a lull of several hours, during which all the fires that have occurred since last Sunday were fully mastered, the Christian massif has gripped again. A fire start was reported early Wednesday morning, emanating from a crevasse located in Oues Blate, in the Hakou Ferraoun area.
“Quite strong winds blew yesterday morning, reviving debris of trees and still hot bushes since the previous fire. Fire quickly spread to other sectors, especially on the side of Beni Ali, where 20 families had to be evacuated for fear of serious human losses, “the independent young protection agent told the young independent.
The Wali of Blida, Brahim Ouchen, present on the spot since the early hours of the disaster, assured local radio that all the human and material resources available were mobilized for this gigantic extinction operation, with the support of the army and forest agents.
A real armada of anti-fire vehicles, from Algiers, Médéa, Bouira and Chlef, was deployed throughout the road leading to Chréa in order to master this fire which was spread quickly, while waiting for a loss of the winds. Several families have been evacuated to secure areas to avoid any human loss.
The flames have damaged several electric lines, causing a general power cut throughout the commune of Chréa. Quickly alerted, the Sonelgaz agents proceeded, in a very short time, to the repair of the medium voltage lines. As a safety measure, all gas pipes have been closed to avoid any risk of explosion, which could have caused serious damage.
Despite all the difficulties in the field, civil protection agents continue to fight to master the last fire households, with the support of the planes Canadair Is the name of the company, created in Canada in 1944, which invented water bombers.. The latter, however, encounters difficulties in dropping water due to the density of smoke, which nevertheless begins to dissipate.
Six AT802 type aircraft dedicated to fire fighting as well as two Be-200 aircraft of the National People’s Army (ANP) were mobilized to support operations.
It is necessary to underline the presence on the spot of the Director General of Civil Protection, accompanied by the military authorities, which supervise, alongside the wali of Blida, the smooth running of the extinction operation.