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One dead, 13 injured in France wildfire spanning area greater than Paris
One person has died and 13 were injured amid France's largest wildfire in decades, French officials said Wednesday evening, as thousands of firefighters battled a blaze in the south larger than the area of Paris.
Approximately 2,100 firefighters and 500 vehicles — including planes and helicopters — were deployed to fight the fire, said French officials in the Aude prefecture, where the fire broke out Tuesday. The officials said Wednesday night that the fire was spreading.
