HUGE fire breaks out in France’s Nantes near Prairie de Mauves

PHOTOS making the rounds on social media show black smoke billowing from a fire that has broken in Prairie de Mauves, Nantes (France) on Wednesday, August 10.

The blaze broke out at around 4. 15 pm at the Prairie de Mauves, behind the waste disposal centre, at the exit of France’s Nantes.

According to local media reports, several caravans are in danger of being engulfed by the flames believed to have originated at a Roman Gypsy camp.

Six fire engines and thirty firefighters were dispatched to the scene, as reported by France Bleu.

One person on Twitter posted a picture of the smoke and wrote: “Something not looking good at all in Nantes.”

Something not looking good at all in #Nantes pic.twitter.com/V8vVEdAZqv

— Mireille D 🇪🇺 (@missMireilleD) August 10, 2022

Another wrote: “It’s getting worse and worse.”

#nantes c'est de pire en pire pic.twitter.com/scbSvVYv4S

— JeanEud (@JeanEud54172102) August 10, 2022

“Where does this smoke come from?” one person asked.

D’où vient cette fumée à #nantes ? #incendie ? pic.twitter.com/gvjyjtm0Rg

— Maëlle Fouquenet I @fouquenet.bsky.social (@mfouquenet) August 10, 2022

Another person posted a video, “Nantes: Fire in progress at the Prairie de Mauves at the exit of Nantes near a Roma camp this Wednesday afternoon.”

Nantes : Incendie en cours au niveau de la Prairie de Mauves à la sortie de Nantes près d'un campement de Roms ce mercredi après-midi. pic.twitter.com/9CMKPrxR5T

— Lucas Baron (@YukasRumba) August 10, 2022

“Nantes on fire, it must not be pretty to see down there,” someone on Twitter said.

#nantes en feu, ça doit pas être beau a voir la bas pic.twitter.com/JdCDF2bryl

— Cypi_rien (@cypi_rien) August 10, 2022

While another wrote: “Nantes is burning up a bit.”

Y’a Nantes qui crame un peu pic.twitter.com/OYm9SUac58

— Amaury (@Barbecuivre) August 10, 2022

Earlier on Wednesday, August 10, a huge fire covering 6000 hectares broke out in Gironde, France forcing over 3,800 people to be evacuated.

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