Conflict · France wildfireOvernight Battle to Save Homes as 1,500 Hectares Burn in FranceAired August 16, 2026 at 3:15 AM UTCWritten September 7, 2026 at 9:22 PM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:00More than 1,500 hectares have burned in0:02Luglon in the Landes region of0:03southwestern France, [music]0:05where scattered hotspots and embers were0:06still threatening homes after crews0:08fought through the night to hold the0:09line. The fire is centered on Luglon,0:12also transcribed as Luglong in the0:14Landes, with the [music] most immediate0:15risk concentrated at the edge of the0:17burned area where flames and embers0:19remain active near homes. [music] The0:21scale reported midday on August 15th was0:24more than 1,500 hectares already burned,0:26a footprint [music] that left scattered0:28hotspots spread across the fire ground.0:30Firefighters and local farmers worked0:32through the night [music] to contain the0:33blaze, with farmers hauling water tanks0:35carrying thousands of liters to0:37reinforce [music] crews at the edge of0:39the fire and douse flare-ups. Homes0:41remained within reach of flare-ups,0:43including a mobile home close to active0:44embers, while crews were hoping rain0:47forecast for later on August 15th would0:49help bring the fire under control.0:50Whether that rain arrived, how much0:52containment was achieved,0:54>> [music]0:54>> whether any homes were damaged or0:56residents moved, and what started the0:57fire were all still open as of that1:00midday report, with an updated total and1:02the fire's current [music] status still1:03to be confirmed.1:05Like and follow for more stories that1:07matter.Explore with HeyDexThe shortThe short ↗