Landes Forest 1949 wildfire

Name: Landes Forest 1949 wildfire
Start: 1949-08-19
End: 1949-08-25

19 Aug 1949 – 25 Aug 1949 · 44.67° N, 0.72° W

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When: 19 Aug 1949 – 25 Aug 1949
Kind: Wildfire
Coordinates: 44.67° N, 0.72° W
Description: 1949 wildfire in France
Deaths: 82

1949 Landes forest fire

1949 wildfire in France

A major wildfire occurred from 19 August 1949 to 25 August 1949 in the Landes forest in France. 50,000 hectares (500 km2) of forest land were burnt - and 82 people killed. It was considered the most deadly forest fire in Europe until the 2007 wildfires and the 2018 wildfires occurred in Greece, which killed 84 and 99 people, respectively.

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