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Fast-moving wildfire in southern France forces evacuations, burns homes in Var region
A fast-moving wildfire in southern France forced dozens of residents to evacuate on Sunday as more than 600 firefighters and water-bombing aircraft battled the blaze. Fanned by strong winds and dry vegetation, the fire near Draguignan burned 10 homes, damaged nine others and slightly injured one fi...
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What happenedFast-moving wildfire in southern France forces evacuations, burns homes in Var region.
The headline splitFrance 24 frames it as "Fast-moving wildfire in southern France forces evacuations, burns homes in Var region". The Straits Times frames it as "Fire forces evacuations in south France town".
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Fast-moving wildfire in southern France forces evacuations, burns homes in Var region
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