{"id":365577,"date":"2026-07-29T19:00:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T18:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-is-the-wildfire-in-france-so-hard-to-put-out\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T19:00:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T18:00:38","slug":"why-is-the-wildfire-in-france-so-hard-to-put-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-is-the-wildfire-in-france-so-hard-to-put-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is the wildfire in France so hard to put out?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/6c-mSwsSCi4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why is the wildfire in France so hard to put out?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6c-mSwsSCi4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Firefighters in southwest France are fighting against a mega-fire four times the size of Paris. Temperatures are expected to climb above 40C. 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