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The Taradeau–Les Arcs wildfire

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The wildfire between Taradeau and Les Arcs had forced evacuations, destroyed 10 homes and stranded a TGV train carrying 800 passengers. More than 600 firefighters and Canadair aircraft were battling the blaze; the report does not say it was contained or that the emergency response had ended.

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    1. Update 1200 Hectares Burned in a Day: The Taradeau–Les Arcs Fire and the Bigger Blaze the Var Couldn't Catch

    The story so far

    1. Update 1

      200 Hectares Burned in a Day: The Taradeau–Les Arcs Fire and the Bigger Blaze the Var Couldn't Catch

      A weekend wildfire in the Var was held by Monday evening, but a second, far larger fire broke out near Pontevès on Tuesday. Here's what the sources actually show.

      Still open after this report

      • Whether the Taradeau–Les Arcs fire was started deliberately — the parquet inquiry is open but no cause has been published.
      • The reconciled burned-area figure for the Tuesday fire: sources give 1,700 ha and 2,550 ha, and no single source on file settles the difference.

    History

    1. Opened1 report

    Who's involved

    People

    • Laurent NuñezFrench official and politician (born 1964)1 report

    Places

    • Albertacce20224 Albertacce, France1 report
    • Gros BessillonGros Bessillon, 83670 Pontevès, France1 report
    • Les Arcs83460 Les Arcs, France1 report
    • Pontevès83670 Pontevès, France1 report
    • Taradeau83460 Taradeau, France1 report

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