A clearing project carried out around a power line: this is the route favored by the Bordeaux prosecutor to explain the origin of the megafire which ravaged the Gironde and led to the destruction of 240 homes. If the date of this pruning operation may seem late, the company concerned has “not violated the regulations”, clarified the magistrate to France 3 Nouvelle-Aquitaine. But then why did this Enedis subcontractor delay its intervention so much: to wait for drier soil, or to not disturb the fauna during the reproduction period?
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