On the front lines with firefighters and volunteers defending Bordeaux from a monster fire
On Gironde's main roads, in southwestern France, which cover hundreds of square kilometers that have been emptied of their residents, fire trucks, tractors, cement mixers, pick-up trucks and anything else that could carry water sped back and forth on the morning of Sunday, July 26. Miraculously, no accidents were reported, despite drivers ignoring driving rules amid the emergency conditions. The fire started on July 22, stayed active for several days thereafter and had been approaching the western suburbs of Bordeaux when it suddenly shifted toward the south of the metropolitan area.
- ▪On Gironde's main roads, in southwestern France, which cover hundreds of square kilometers that have been emptied of their residents, fire trucks, tractors, cement mixers, pick-up trucks and anything else that could carry water sped back an
- ▪Miraculously, no accidents were reported, despite drivers ignoring driving rules amid the emergency conditions.
- ▪The fire started on July 22, stayed active for several days thereafter and had been approaching the western suburbs of Bordeaux when it suddenly shifted toward the south of the metropolitan area.
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| Publication time | Mon, 27 Jul 2026 14:00:12 +0200 |
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BENJAMIN CARROT/ENCRAGE FOR LE MONDE Environment Environment Environment Fires Fires Fires On the front lines with firefighters and volunteers defending Bordeaux from a monster fire By Arthur Carpentier (Cestas, southwest France, special correspondent) Published today at 2:00 pm (Paris) 6 min read Lire en français Subscribers only Make us preferred on Google (() => { const scope = document.currentScript && document.currentScript.parentElement; const element = scope && scope.querySelector('[data-element="google-discover-button-link"][data-google-discover-ready="false"]'); const referrerType = document.documentElement.dataset.googleDiscoverReferrerType || ''; if (!(element instanceof HTMLAnchorElement) || !referrerType) { return; } element.href = referrerType === 'discover' ?…
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