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A firefighter walks through a charred forest near Blagon, during wildfires, southwestern France, Friday, July 31, 2026.

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French wildfire near Bordeaux contained as 1,500 firefighters battle separate blaze in Provence

French wildfire near Bordeaux contained as 1,500 firefighters battle separate blaze in Provence

France's vast wildfire near Bordeaux remains contained but is still burning. The blaze scorched an area four times the size of Paris and forced 224,000 people to evacuate. About 3,000 firefighters are deployed across two fronts, working to extinguish hot spots and secure burned areas. The Gironde region fire burned 420 square kilometers in 10 days before authorities declared its advance stopped over the weekend. The region remains under France’s highest red forest-fire alert. Additional firefighters from Ukraine, Lithuania, and French Polynesia are expected to reinforce the operation. France’s wildfires are generally under control, but conditions remain highly changeable.