'We will never eliminate the risk of fire completely', expert says as wildfire rages south of Paris

France 24 reports that firefighters south of Paris spent Monday battling a wildfire that scorched roughly twelve hundred hectares of forest, with aircraft dousing the flames from above as crews worked on the ground. Speaking with the broadcaster, Stefan Doerr, who directs the Centre for Wildfire Research at Swansea University, said the environment can be prepared to reduce the danger, but the risk of fire can never be eliminated completely.

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