15-y-o detained over deadly French forest fire
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August 13, 2026
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BORDEAUX, France (AFP) — French authorities have detained a 15-year-old youth suspected of starting a forest fire that killed two firefighters, a source close to the investigation told AFP on Thursday.
The two firefighters were in a truck that became trapped by flames from a forest fire they were battling near Bordeaux airport in western France on July 21.
The source said the teenager had been formally placed under investigation and held in juvenile detention.
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