‘We stared into an abyss’: the heroes battling to tame France’s ‘megafire’

‘We stared into an abyss’: the heroes battling to tame France’s ‘megafire’

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Exhausted firefighters wage ‘war of attrition’ against blaze that forced 200,000 people from their homes By noon it is time for a break. The temperature is about 35C, the smell of ash, cinders and burnt wood hang acrid in the air.

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