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France puts out massive fire that torched 42,000 hectares and smouldered for 69 days

France has extinguished its largest wildfire since 1949 in southwestern Gironde after it scorched 42,000 hectares and smouldered for weeks following its August 1 containment. The blaze forced 224,000 evacuations, involved 3,300 firefighters, and resulted in zero reported fatalities.