French firefighters contain Corbières blaze as national fire damage reaches 115,000 hectares

French emergency teams have brought a wildfire in the Corbières massif in the Aude department under control after it burned 100 hectares near Montséret and Saint-André-de-Roquelongue. The operation involved 240 firefighters, 60 vehicles, and ten aircraft. Meanwhile, another blaze in Puilaurens has stabilized at 225 hectares, though it remains active due to steep and inaccessible terrain.

Fire crews have extinguished a separate fire in the Var department, where prefectural authorities restricted access to seven forest massifs because of extreme wildfire risks. Blazes in the Drôme department are contained, while the major fire in Gironde has stopped advancing. Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu will visit Gironde on August 17 to initiate restoration efforts. Official records indicate that wildfires across France have burned 115,000 hectares this year.

Sources: Le Figaro, Le Monde, Le Soir, Libération, RTBF Info.