Wildfire in Lüe : the fire is extinguished

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16 September at 23:10Update at 11:00 p.m.

📍 Location: Lüe (Landes), fire contained in the evening

🌍 Area affected: 190 hectares

🔥 Fire status: contained, spread halted

🚒 Resources deployed: 250 firefighters, 14 aircraft (4 Canadair, 4 Dash, 1 Chinook)

🕯️ Casualties: 4 firefighters sustained minor injuries

🏚️ Property damage: 2 homes protected, 2 Seveso sites threatened by flying embers

🛠️ Situation on the ground: rail traffic suspended (Bordeaux-Dax), A63 highway and nearby high-voltage power lines affected

18 September at 15:31

Fire extinguished in Lüe (Landes). A fire that started at a solar farm spread across 190 hectares, mobilizing up to 250 firefighters and 14 aerial resources (including 4 Canadair, 4 Dash, and 1 Chinook), before being extinguished in the evening. Four firefighters sustained minor injuries.

16 September at 23:07

190 ha covered. (Updated)

16 September at 22:58

Incendie à Lüe - Landes - 16 septembre 2026 - Feux de forêts et d'espaces naturels

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16 September at 21:13

160 hectares covered. (Updated)

16 September at 20:52

2 helicopters deployed; 12 aircraft deployed. (Update)

16 September at 20:39

The fire has not yet been contained; 150 hectares have been burned. The fire is now under control.

16 September at 20:16

5 helicopters deployed.

16 September at 19:58

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16 September at 19:55

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16 September at 19:39

An Australian Chinook helicopter is being deployed.

16 September at 19:27

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16 September at 18:58

150 ha covered. (Update)

16 September at 18:53

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16 September at 18:00

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16 September at 17:59

📍 Location: Lüe Solar Farm (Landes), extending into the surrounding forest

🌍 Area affected: more than 100 hectares

🔥 Fire status: Rapid spread; active fires in the forest

🚒 Resources deployed: 150 firefighters, 6 aircraft (including 2 Canadair®)

🕯️ Casualties: 2 firefighters with minor burns

🏚️ Property damage: 1 threatened residence protected

🛠️ Situation on the ground: Train service suspended on the Bordeaux-Dax line; evacuations underway

Source: Sud-Ouest

16 September at 17:41

9 aircraft deployed. (Update)

16 September at 17:37

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16 September at 17:30

100 hectares surveyed; 6 aircraft deployed. (Update)

16 September at 17:26

4 AirTractors and 2 Dash aircraft from Mont-de-Marsan were on the scene from the start of the fire. 2 Dash aircraft and 1 Canadair arrived as reinforcements from Nîmes.

16 September at 17:07

7 aircraft deployed. (Updated)

16 September at 17:06

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16 September at 17:05

150 firefighters on the scene. (Update)

16 September at 17:03