# France’s devastating fires now ‘under control,’ PM says

https://mins.news/en/item/13616

- CGTN, 2026-08-02 04:54 UTC
- World
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-02/France-s-devastating-fires-now-under-control-says-PM-1Ph8QARmRhK/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Saturday that the fires ravaging France were now “under control.” His statement came more than a week after the country experienced its largest wildfire since 1949. The fires had caused widespread devastation across France. Lecornu presented the situation as having moved into a controlled phase. No further details were provided in the report.

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