Almost 500 arrested on suspicion of starting wildfires in France this summer

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More than 180 minors among those detained, as firefighters tackle blazes across Europe amid record-breaking heatwave Almost 500 people have been arrested on suspicion of starting wildfires in France since the start of the summer, authorities have said, as firefighters in half a dozen European countries tackle ferocious blazes amid a record-breaking heatwave. With three out of five Europeans facing temperatures of at least 30C on Friday and about 150 million enduring 35C or more, France’s interior ministry said 474 people, including 183 minors, had been detained over wildfires in the country si...