"He said the fire can continue smoldering largely unseen underground for weeks or months before flaring up again, noting that new flames had already appeared nearby.
Precautionary evacuation orders remained in effect for hundreds of residents.
Veterinarian Hugues Guyvot, who was involved in animal rescue efforts, said large animals were able to flee but smaller ones like frogs and mice likely burrowed and were baked underground in a landscape of peat bogs.
"Maybe it will take decades to recover from this fire," he said."
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