{"id":364279,"date":"2026-07-24T22:00:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T21:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/exploding-pinecones-exacerbating-wildfires-in-france-says-eyewitness\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T22:00:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T21:00:27","slug":"exploding-pinecones-exacerbating-wildfires-in-france-says-eyewitness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/exploding-pinecones-exacerbating-wildfires-in-france-says-eyewitness\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Exploding pinecones&#8217; exacerbating wildfires in France, says eyewitness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/Lvu0XNLBEPY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"'Exploding pinecones' exacerbating wildfires in France, says eyewitness\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Lvu0XNLBEPY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>&quot;Exploding pinecones&quot; are making it even harder to contain the wildfires in France, an eyewitness has told Sky News.<\/p>\n<p>Jez Cartwright was on holiday in the Cap Ferret peninsula when the fires broke out.<\/p>\n<p>He told Sky News: &quot;One of the problems we heard, was that there were a lot of pine trees in this area and the pinecones were basically exploding and flying up to 700 metres in the air.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/europe-wildfires-latest-french-tourist-hotspot-evacuated-as-national-emergency-declared-in-spain-13566532<\/p>\n<p>#france #wildfires #skynews <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Why not listen to one of our podcasts? 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