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Major fire in southern France largely extinguished

Firefighters have brought under control most of the largest wildfire to hit France in decades, though efforts continue in ...

1,400 keep watch on France wildfire

PARIS -- About 1,400 firefighters were deployed Saturday in France's southern Aude region to prevent the country's largest ...

France on alert after containing worst wildfire in decades amid soaring heat

Officials warn the fire could reignite amid a forecasted heatwave, with 1,000 people still unable to return home and over ...

Some vineyards act as firebreaks as France wildfire contained

Some vineyards acted as natural firebreaks, leaving a surreal patchwork of scorched hills and untouched green vines. (AP ...

France's biggest wildfire since 1949 moving more slowly but not yet under control

CABRERISSE, France (Reuters) -A massive wildfire that has scorched through 16,000 hectares of forest and villages in southern ...

France seeks to 'stabilise' wildfire raging in south

French firefighters said Thursday they were hoping to halt the country's biggest wildfire this summer that has left one ...

Major French wildfire is unlikely to be under control until late on Sunday

PARIS - A wildfire in the southern French prefecture of Aude is not expected to be under control until late on Sunday, the ...