Gironde wildfire: The Saumos blaze reached colossal power

The Saumos wildfire in Gironde reached exceptional proportions on Wednesday, July 22.

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The French strategy to contain fires within the first hour could not be applied.

The blaze quickly overwhelmed initial control efforts.

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