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A major wildfire in France's Gironde region, pushing toward Bordeaux and forcing mass evacuations, with firefighters battling the blaze.
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As of July 26, the Gironde fire remained uncontained and continued to spread; 42,000 hectares had burned in the region. The reports say 220,000 people were evacuated across southwest France, 75 firefighters were injured and 240 homes destroyed; containment and the end of the immediate firefighting and evacuation response remain open.
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Fusionnée avec The Bordeaux-area wildfires2 reportages
The Gironde wildfire threatening Bordeaux is the same specific Gironde/Bordeaux fire situation; the other candidates explicitly concern separate Var-region fires.