Several Villages Threatened by Wall of Flames Bordeaux, Aug. 8. Serious forest fires have broken out in this region and are threatening to destroy several villages.
At St. Laurent clu Medoc the fires are Qutting through the forest on a front bf 25 kilometres, extending from Listrac to Hou! The village is entirely surrounded by flames. Some of the houses are only several metres away from the raging fire.
Another fire, reported in the north basin of Arcaehon, near the ocean, started yesterday afternoon and redoubled in intensity towards 9 o'clock. This fire is burning in the direction of Cape Ferret, where a number of houses are threatened by the dames.—Havas.
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