French firefighters struggle with wildfire near Saint-Tropez

French firefighters struggle with wildfire near Saint-Tropez — — -Brussels (Brussels Morning) French firefighters continued to fight the wildfire near Saint-Tropez for the third day on Wednesday, with roughly 1,200 firefighters deployed.

The fire has destroyed approximately 5,000 hectares of vegetation since it broke out on Monday in the Plaine des Maures nature reserve northwest of Saint-Tropez, according to RFI reporting on Wednesday.