More than 100 firefighters were deployed on Wednesday to tackle a forest fire in southern France, as forecasters said one of the earliest heatwaves in decades was threatening to engulf parts of the country.
The blaze in the Lozere region, which had burned 70 hectares, had been brought under control overnight but there was a high risk that it could reignite, the local prefecture said.
Weather channel La Chaine Meteo said that, if confirmed, June 17 would be the earliest date on record in France that this temperature threshold was crossed.Fire crews have this week fought several fires in the Gard, an administrative department along the Mediterranean coast, and state utility EDF In Paris, the mercury could reach 35 Celsius on Saturday before an expected storm cools temperatures, Meteo France said.
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