France halts spread of "monster" wildfire, reopens highway

France Halts Spread of 'Monster' Wildfire, Reopens Highway

PARIS—Firefighters have managed to halt the spread of a “monster” blaze in southwest France, allowing authorities to reopen a stretch of highway to traffic ahead of a busy travel weekend. “The fire did not advance overnight thanks to the significant means employed,” the local prefect said in a tweet Saturday. Reinforcements from across Europe helped local firefighters tackle the blaze which has ravaged forests in France’s Gironde region since Tu…

France halts spread of “monster” wildfire, reopens highway

PARIS (Reuters) – Firefighters have managed to halt the spread of a “monster” blaze in southwest France, allowing authorities to reopen a stretch of highway to traffic ahead of a busy travel weekend.“The fire did not advance overnight thanks to the significant means employed,” the local prefect said in a tweet Saturday.Reinforcements from across Europe helped local firefighters tackle the blaze which has ravaged forests in France’s Gironde regio…

France halts spread of "monster" wildfire, reopens highway

PARIS (Reuters) - Firefighters have managed to halt the spread of a "monster" blaze in southwest France, allowing authorities to reopen a stretch of highway to traffic ahead of a busy travel weekend. "The fire did not advance overnight thanks to the significant means employed," the local prefect said in a tweet Saturday. Reinforcements from across Europe helped local firefighters tackle the blaze which has ravaged forests in France's Gironde reg…

France halts spread of "monster" wildfire, reopens highway

PARIS (Reuters) - Firefighters have managed to halt the spread of a "monster" blaze in southwest France, allowing authorities to reopen a stretch of highway to traffic ahead of a

France halts spread of "monster" wildfire, reopens highway

PARIS — Firefighters have managed to halt the spread of a “monster” blaze in southwest France, allowing authorities to reopen a stretch of highway to traffic ahead of a busy

France halts spread of "monster" wildfire, reopens highway

PARIS (Reuters) - Firefighters have managed to halt the spread of a "monster" blaze in southwest France, allowing authorities to reopen a stretch of highway to traffic ahead of a busy travel weekend. Read full story