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

The New York Times | July 31, 2026, 6:25 a.m. | Original
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.
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