France's Gros-Bessillon wildfire is 'under control,' leaving firefighters exhausted: 'It's been nonstop for eight days'
- Posted on July 29, 2026
- By Le Monde
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In brief
A major wildfire in France's Var region has tested the limits of firefighting crews, with 73 personnel working relentlessly for over a week to contain the rapidly spreading blaze. Since July 21, the inferno has consumed approximately 4,500 hectares of Mediterranean scrubland and reduced 31 residential properties to ashes. Operating from the village of Correns, exhausted teams continue round-the-clock operations as the situation gradually stabilizes, highlighting the escalating challenge of forest fires in southern Europe amid climate pressures.
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France's Gros-Bessillon wildfire is 'under control,' leaving firefighters exhausted: 'It's been nonstop for eight days'
Housed in Correns, which is in the southeastern Var department, 70 men and three women are working day and night to contain the flames that have devastated 4,500 hectares of scrubland and destroyed 31 homes since July 21.
