Wildfires close in on French missile and rocket factories
Authorities deployed 1,500 troops as the fires forced evacuations and production changes at missile, aircraft and aerospace facilities around Bordeaux.
- Wildfires in France's south-western Gironde department have forced evacuations and protective measures at strategically important defence and aerospace sites near Bordeaux, disrupting one of the country's most important industrial clusters.
- Aerospace firms including Airbus Atlantic, Roxel, and Dassault Aviation evacuated facilities or transferred sensitive equipment as the blaze neared production sites, while the French Defence Ministry deployed 1,500 personnel since Saturday to secure these locations.
- The Bordeaux-Gironde Chamber of Commerce and Industry estimates that around 130,000 employees have been prevented from working normally, with more than 13,000 businesses located in evacuation zones.
- Economy Minister Roland Lescure announced emergency support on Monday for affected businesses, and Industry Minister Sébastien Martin will hold a meeting this Thursday to provide 'more precise answers' to companies.
- Although the Gironde prefecture reported the blaze remained 'stabilised' on Tuesday morning, officials warn that rising temperatures and lower humidity could cause conditions to deteriorate, threatening further production interruptions.
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