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2 firefighters killed battling a blaze near Bordeaux airport, flights delayed
The blaze near Bordeaux airport caused flight delays and cancellations as firefighters battled extreme heat and high fire risk, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez announced that two firefighters died while battling a building fire in Gironde, southwestern France, near Bordeaux airport.
- Europe faces extreme heat, with the continent enduring three stifling heatwaves so far this year, conditions scientists attribute to human-driven climate change intensifying droughts and wildfires.
- The blaze near Bordeaux caused multiple flight cancellations and delays on Tuesday, with photos showing a massive plume of smoke visible from the airport area.
- Spain struggles to control its biggest wildfire of the year in Guadalajara, forcing the evacuation of more than 1,200 people, while France's fire services work at full stretch.
- London's Thames Water is banning hose usage for 10 million customers to conserve supplies, while in Albania, resident Ferid Salihu said: "I swear to God, the temperature is very high today.
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Following the death of two firefighters in a fire near Bordeaux-Mérignac airport on Tuesday 21 July, several local and national figures reacted.
·France
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A fire broke out in a building on the outskirts of Bordeaux.
·Budapest, Hungary
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Two firefighters lost their lives on Tuesday while fighting a fire that broke out near the airport in Bordeaux. They were on board an intervention truck that was surrounded by flames and was stuck, said Marc Vermeulen, the director of the rescue service and firefighters in Gironde.
On Tuesday 21 July, two firefighters lost their lives in a major fire near Bordeaux airport. The intervention truck was "pied" by the flames.
·Rennes, France
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Total News Sources53
Leaning Left12Leaning Right11Center9Last UpdatedBias Distribution38% Left
Bias Distribution
- 38% of the sources lean Left
38% Left
L 38%
C 28%
R 34%
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