Overview

• Authorities fixed the blaze Thursday evening and declared it under control Sunday, transitioning teams to hotspot monitoring.
• More than 1,300 firefighters, backed by 58 military personnel, are cooling embers and patrolling containment lines to avert reactivations.
• Météo-France has issued a red heat warning for the Aude department as tramontane winds of up to 55 km/h threaten to rekindle flames.
• Preliminary gendarmerie findings suggest the blaze began roadside near Ribaute, and the Carcassonne prosecutor’s office is investigating its origins.
• The fire has consumed about 17,000 hectares, killed one civilian, injured over 20 people and destroyed more than 30 homes and outbuildings.