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First major fire of the year in southern France: 600 hectares of forest burnt

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A fire burned overnight through a forest in the Maures massif in the Var region of France. Fanned by strong winds, it has already burned 600 hectares, the first major blaze in southern France this year despite the deployment of hundreds of firefighters.

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