{"id":1557737,"date":"2022-07-16T13:19:05","date_gmt":"2022-07-16T17:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1557737"},"modified":"2022-07-16T13:19:13","modified_gmt":"2022-07-16T17:19:13","slug":"european-heatwave-kills-hundreds-electric-vehicle-reportedly-sparks-wildfire-that-has-displaced-thousands-in-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/european-heatwave-kills-hundreds-electric-vehicle-reportedly-sparks-wildfire-that-has-displaced-thousands-in-france\/","title":{"rendered":"European Heatwave Kills Hundreds, Electric Vehicle Reportedly Sparks Wildfire That Has Displaced Thousands In France"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Feuropean-heatwave-kills-hundreds-electric-vehicle-reportedly-sparks-wildfire-that-has-displaced-thousands-in-france%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1557737&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Since July 10, at least 360 people have been killed in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/spain\">Spain<\/a> due to a massive heatwave and thousands of individuals have been forced to flee southern <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/france\">France<\/a> due to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/fire\">wildfire<\/a> allegedly sparked by a vehicle having mechanical issues.<\/p>\n<p>The Carlos III Health Institute <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/environment\/wildfires-rage-france-spain-heatwaves-sweep-europe-2022-07-16\/\">reported<\/a> Friday that hundreds have died in Spain as temperatures have skyrocketed to 45 degrees Celsius \u2013 or 114 degrees Fahrenheit \u2013 in the region. The heatwave has also contributed to massive wildfires in several countries that have scorched thousands of acres of land. In southwest France alone, 12,000 people have been forced to flee to escape multiple blazes.<\/p>\n<p>France\u2019s Prime Minister \u00c9lisabeth Borne <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/environment\/fires-in-southwest-france-burn-over-10-000-hectares-of-forests\/2638389\">blamed<\/a> the fire in the La-Teste-de-Buch region on an electric vehicle that had some sort of issue near a wooden glen. The second ongoing wildfire in France is also being investigated for criminal activity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c80% of the forest fires are estimated to have been started by humans,\u201d she told France\u2019s BFMTV News.<\/p>\n<p>The mayor of La Teste, Patrick Davet, the village where the La-Teste-de-Buch fire reportedly started, pushed back on Borne\u2019s claims, however.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat Elisabeth Borne says is totally false,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www-sudouest-fr.translate.goog\/gironde\/incendie-a-la-teste-contrairement-a-ce-que-dit-elisabeth-borne-le-feu-n-est-pas-parti-d-une-voiture-electrique-11671878.php?_x_tr_sl=fr&#038;_x_tr_tl=en&#038;_x_tr_hl=en&#038;_x_tr_pto=sc\">told<\/a> the French outlet Sudouest, according to an online translation. \u201cThe fire started from a van that had broken down and had an electrical problem.\u00a0Its driver tried to alert the emergency services but the breakdown occurred in an area without a telephone network.\u00a0He had to walk away to call the fire department.\u00a0But it was too late.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One tourist visiting France told the local press that he and his son were unable to take their belongings as they rushed to avoid the wildfire.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe started packing our things but the lady told us, \u2018No, you have to leave everything as it is,&#8217;\u201d the tourist identified as Matthias <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-62175758\">told<\/a> BFMTV. \u201cYou try to keep calm but it\u2019s hard not to be scared because it happens so fast.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The head of France\u2019s firefighter federation said they are calling for hundreds of thousands of volunteers to help fight the blaze.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe situation is highly complex,\u201d Gregory Allione <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-62175758\">told<\/a> France\u2019s RMC TV. \u201cOur morale is still good but fatigue sets in fast. That\u2019s why we\u2019re calling for a target of 250,000 volunteer firefighters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Allione also blamed the fires on global warming, claiming that frontline workers see its impacts every day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s firefighters, civil security who deal with the effects on a daily basis \u2013 and these effects aren\u2019t in 2030, they\u2019re right now,\u201d Allione told the press.<\/p>\n<p>There are also reportedly at least 20 separate wildfires currently blazing in Spain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since July 10, at least 360 people have been killed in Spain due to a massive heatwave and thousands of individuals have been forced to flee southern France due to a wildfire allegedly sparked by a vehicle having mechanical issues. 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