Fires in southwest France: Questions raised over management of blaze's first hours
- Posted on August 3, 2026
- By Le Monde
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Fires in southwest France: Questions raised over management of blaze's first hours
As the megafire that devastated 42,000 hectares in the Gironde department has been brought under control since Saturday, residents of the hardest-hit towns and cities have voiced their anger. Nearly 1,000 of them want a complaint to be filed against persons unknown.