{
  "id": 47958,
  "title": "French wildfire near Bordeaux contained as 1,500 firefighters battle separate blaze in Provence",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/french-wildfire-near-bordeaux-contained-as-1-500-firefighters-battle-47958",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-02T12:47:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2026/08/02/french-wildfire-near-bordeaux-contained-as-1-500-firefighters-battle-separate-blaze-in-provence_6756084_7.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A wildfire near Bordeaux, France, has been contained. Around 1,500 firefighters are battling a separate blaze in Provence.\n\nAbout 3,000 firefighters are deployed across the two fronts, working to extinguish hot spots, cut firebreaks, and secure burned forest areas. High temperatures and wind pose a threat to the smoldering embers.\n\nThere is no further information on the French wildfires from the provided reports. Another report mentions a wildfire in Greece that has destroyed over 100 homes northwest of Athens, and a helicopter collision that resulted in two deaths.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "French wildfire near Bordeaux contained as 1,500 firefighters battle separate blaze in Provence",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/french-wildfire-near-bordeaux-contained-as-1-500-firefighters-battle",
        "published": "2026-08-02T10:53:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "title": "Two die as firefighting helicopters collide in Greece, French blaze changes course",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/two-die-as-firefighting-helicopters-collide-in-greece-french-blaze",
        "published": "2026-08-02T19:48:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "Two die as firefighting helicopters collide in Greece; French blaze changes course",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/two-die-as-firefighting-helicopters-collide-in-greece-french-blaze-60178",
        "published": "2026-08-02T22:53:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "WWII shells discovered in French village devastated by wildfire",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/wwii-shells-discovered-in-french-village-devastated-by-wildfire",
        "published": "2026-08-04T08:03:12.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}