France wildfires reveal huge cache of WW2 shells in rural village as bomb disposal unit called

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France wildfires reveal huge cache of WW2 shells in rural village as bomb disposal unit called.

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Devastating wildfires sweeping through southern France have uncovered a hidden stockpile of 400 Second World War shells and munitions beneath the village of Le Porge in the Gironde region, local authorities have confirmed.The buried munitions, which had lain undiscovered for decades, was exposed after intense heat from the blazes triggered a series of violent detonations.The local fire commander told French media that blasts initially attributed to exploding gas cylinders were likely caused by historic wartime explosives igniting in the extreme temperatures.The discovery has adde to an already catastrophic situation in which more than 180 homes were burned to the ground.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Mayor Martial Zaninetti recounted hearing upwards of 100 blasts on the second night of the fire, telling France Info the experience was akin to "the sound of war"."There were ammunition depots buried in land within our municipality, but we didn't know it, and they exploded," Mr...

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