Gironde fire could take months to fully extinguish, senior official warns

The wildfire in the Gironde region of France will likely burn "for many weeks" and could take months to fully extinguish, a senior official involved in the response has warned. The intensity of the fire will decrease but it will take time to treat all affected areas, says Lieutenant Colonel David Annotel, spokesman for France's National Federation of Firefighters. With another heatwave forecast this week, Annotel says the conditions become "favorable again for the fire and unfavor