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Coverage dated August 4, 2026

Explosions heard as more than 400 WWII shells found in village at center of France's wildfire crisis

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Explosions were heard after hundreds of World War II shells and munitions were discovered in a French village ravaged by last month's blazes.

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  1. BBC News

    France wildfires reveal hundreds of WW2 shells in village (opens BBC News)

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    Explosions heard in Le Porge as the wildfires raged are believed to have have been the old munitions.

  2. KION Central Coast

    More than 400 WWII shells found in village at center of France’s wildfire crisis (opens KION Central Coast)

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    By Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of World War II shells and munitions have been discovered in the French village of Le Porge, as residents return to the ravaged community in the wake of last month’s blazes, according to local authorities.

  3. KRDO

    Wildfires reveal more than 400 WWII shells in village at center of France’s heatwave crisis (opens KRDO)

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    By Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of World War II shells and munitions have been discovered in the French village of Le Porge, as residents return to the ravaged community in the wake of last month’s blazes, according to local authorities.

  4. WMUR

    Explosions heard as more than 400 WWII shells found in village at center of France's wildfire crisis (opens WMUR)

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    Explosions were heard after hundreds of World War II shells and munitions were discovered in a French village ravaged by last month's blazes.

  5. CBS News

    WWII explosives detonate in France amid wildfires: "Sound of war" (opens CBS News)

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    The munitions, both German and French, consist mainly of mortar shells, along with some high-explosive anti-tank shells.

  6. UPI

    Wildfire uncovers, detonates WWII munitions in southwest France (opens UPI)

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    Destructive wildfires in southern France have uncovered a cache of more than 400 shells and munition from World War II, local officials said.

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