Fire in the Var: After Ravaging 2,550 Hectares, the Fire Is Finally Contained, but the Battle Is Far From Over
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The fire that was declared on 21 July in Pontevès, in the Var, travelled more than 2,500 hectares towards the village of Cotignac. Several houses were hit, hundreds of people sheltered, but the shrine Notre-Dame de la Grace and the monastery Saint Joseph were spared the general surprise.
Firefighters are continuing their fierce battle against the raging wildfire in the Var region, which has burned 2,550 hectares but is no longer spreading, with several fires still burning in an area where at least 400 people have had to be evacuated. France 2 report.
Hundreds of firefighters have been mobilized to fight the flames. The fire is now "contained", but homes have been affected.
In the Var, the fire is "contented" despite "many hot spots", the firefighters announce. About 900 firefighters are still mobilized on Wednesday morning.
After a day of fierce fighting against a fire that ravaged 2.550 hectares, the firefighters announced a first good news this Wednesday morning: the fire is now contained. But the threat
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