In Area Hit by Blaze, French Officials Failed to Enforce Wildfire Rules

Scritto il 31/07/2026
da Catherine Porter, Ségolène Le Stradic and Samuel Granados

Under French rules, homeowners must clear vegetation within roughly 50 yards of their houses. In the forests affected by France’s worst fire in decades, that didn’t happen.A burned area in the town of Le Porge on Monday, following a wildfire in southwestern France.