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In Area Hit by Blaze, French Officials Failed to Enforce Wildfire Rules
- 1 min read - Source: The New York Times
TOP SUMMARY
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,...
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Key points
- 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.
What happened
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.