One dead, 13 injured in France wildfire spanning area greater than Paris

The Washington Post · last updated August 6, 2025 – 6:39 PM

One person has died and 13 were injured amid France’s largest wildfire in decades, French officials said Wednesday evening, as thousands of firefighters battled a blaze in the south larger than the area of Paris.

Approximately 2,100 firefighters and 500 vehicles — including planes and helicopters — were deployed to fight the fire, said French officials in the Aude prefecture, where the fire broke out Tuesday. The officials said Wednesday night that the fire was spreading.

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