Live: Massive wildfire near Bordeaux 'remains stable' after calm night, local authorities say
The news came as French authorities ordered nearly 4,000 more people to evacuate tourist sites on the Atlantic coast on Tuesday as the resurgent heat threatened firefighters’ fragile hold on a vast wildfire west of Bordeaux. Read our liveblog to see how the day's events unfolded. First reported on July 21, this fire burned nearly 4,800 hectares in the Pontevès area and surrounding municipalities,” the French Interior Minister wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.“A suspected arsonist has been arrested by the gendarmerie and placed in pretrial detention.
- ▪The news came as French authorities ordered nearly 4,000 more people to evacuate tourist sites on the Atlantic coast on Tuesday as the resurgent heat threatened firefighters’ fragile hold on a vast wildfire west of Bordeaux.
- ▪Read our liveblog to see how the day's events unfolded.
- ▪First reported on July 21, this fire burned nearly 4,800 hectares in the Pontevès area and surrounding municipalities,” the French Interior Minister wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.“A suspected arsonist has been arrested by the gendar
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Home Europe Wildfires in France flare up again as 4,000 more evacuated from tourist sites As it happened Europe Issued on: 28/07/2026 - 07:47Modified: 29/07/2026 - 04:24 1 min Reading time Share By: Nicole TRIAN French authorities ordered nearly 4,000 more people to evacuate tourist sites on the Atlantic coast as firefighters continued to fight the blaze on Tuesday. © Emma Da Silva, AP photo Wildfires in southwestern France flared up again on Tuesday ahead of a fourth heatwave of the summer, due to bring scorching temperatures to the region once more. The news came as French authorities ordered nearly 4,000 more people to evacuate tourist sites on the Atlantic coast on Tuesday as the resurgent heat threatened firefighters’ fragile hold on a vast wildfire west of Bordeaux.
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