1,400 keep watch on France wildfire

PARIS -- About 1,400 firefighters were deployed Saturday in France's southern Aude region to prevent the country's largest wildfire in decades from reigniting, and all residents were allowed to return to their homes.

Aude prefect Christian Pouget said the fire has been contained since Thursday after burning more than 62 square miles in the wooded region, known for its wineries. All roads have been reopened, but authorities issued a strict ban on accessing the forest, Pouget said at a news conference Saturday.

The blaze left one person dead and 25 people injured, including 19 firefighters, Pouget said.

High temperatures in the coming days are expected to complicate firefighters' efforts.

"The fire won't be extinguished for several weeks," Col. Christ

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