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LEGE-CAP FERRET, France (AP) \u2014 Firefighters in southwest France<\/a> battled an uncontained wildfire<\/a> four times the size of Paris on Wednesday as temperatures were forecast to hit 40 C (104 F), threatening to turn a calm night into only a brief reprieve.<\/p>\n

Authorities in the Gironde region said the blaze<\/a> had not spread overnight, but rising heat and afternoon winds could revive smoldering hot spots, carry embers across firebreaks and open new fronts beyond crews\u2019 reach.<\/p>\n

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