{
  "id": 17325,
  "title": "France: Major Gironde wildfire contained",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/01/france-major-gironde-wildfire-contained",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-01T11:49:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/france-major-wildfire-contained-but-uncontrolled"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In France, the wildfire in Gironde has now been contained, according to Interior Minister Laurent Nunez, meaning the flames are no longer spreading. Around 42,000 hectares have been burned over the past nine days.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Wildfire in southwest France: Local officials recount 10 days of battling the blaze",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/01/wildfire-in-southwest-france-local-officials-recount-10-days-of",
        "published": "2026-08-01T12:35:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "France makes major progress in wildfire fight, but danger still lurks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/france-makes-major-progress-in-wildfire-fight-but-danger-still-lurks",
        "published": "2026-08-02T01:03:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}