France fire crews face searing heat in battle to contain flames
"It's our forest," one volunteer fighting the fire in the Gironde region told the BBC, as other locals have refused to heed evacuations.
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"When [the police] said I had to leave, I said no!"
— Pierre Alexandre , Other
"If it's too late, at least we tried."
— Hugo , Other
"In the morning I am at the hospital working, and in the afternoon I'm in the forest helping."
— Maëlys , Other
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"It's our forest," one volunteer fighting the fire in the Gironde region told the BBC, as other locals have refused to heed evacuations.
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