French wildfire created a monster cloud, unleashing lightning that ignited more fires
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FILE - A pyrocumulonimbus, a giant cloud created by a large wildfire is seen in the Fontainebleau forest region, about 60 kilometers (37 miles) south of Paris, France, Monday, July 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Emma Da Silva, File)FiILE - A pyrocumulonimbus, a giant cloud created by a large wildfires in the Lge-Cap-Ferret region, western France, Thursday, July 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Caroline Blumber, File)FILE - People watch a pyrocumulonimbus, a giant cloud created by a large wildfires in Le Porge, western France, Thursday, July 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Caroline Blumberg, File)A pyrocumulonimbus, a giant cloud created by a large wildfire is seen near Lacanau, southwestern France, Saturday, July 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Emma Da Silva, File)
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FILE - A pyrocumulonimbus, a giant cloud created by a large wildfire is seen in the Fontainebleau forest region, about 60 kilometers (37 miles) south of Paris, France, Monday, July 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Emma Da Silva, File)