Event Brief
Wildfire in Le Porge reveals cache of WW2 shells
Filed: Aug 04, 2026 at 12:53 AM ET
Summary: A wildfire in Le Porge triggered hundreds of explosions believed to be World War Two shells and munitions.
WHO: Local authorities; mayor Martial Zaninetti; fire commander
WHAT: Demining operations found about 400 historic WW2 shells and munitions after wildfire-related explosions.
WHEN: Aug 04, 2026 at 12:22 AM ET
WHERE: Le Porge, France
WHY: The heat of the wildfire is believed to have detonated old World War Two explosives.
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