‘Completely unprecedented’: Europe races to fight out-of-control blazes ahead of new heatwave
Nine out of 10 fires are human-caused and most arise from carelessness: a cigarette butt, a barbecue, work carried out without precaution.“But not all these fires are accidents. Since July 6, 162 arrests have already taken place.Advertisement“Security forces are fully mobilised to identify arsonists. AFPAdvertisementThe fire in French south-west remains about 15 kilometres west of the main entry points to Bordeaux, a city of about 1.3 million people across metropolitan region.
- ▪Nine out of 10 fires are human-caused and most arise from carelessness: a cigarette butt, a barbecue, work carried out without precaution.“But not all these fires are accidents.
- ▪Since July 6, 162 arrests have already taken place.Advertisement“Security forces are fully mobilised to identify arsonists.
- ▪AFPAdvertisementThe fire in French south-west remains about 15 kilometres west of the main entry points to Bordeaux, a city of about 1.3 million people across metropolitan region.
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