Wildfire threatens Tour de France stage near Les Angles

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A forest fire in southwest France has ravaged more than 1,500 hectares and could affect the third stage of the Tour de France, as cyclists are due to finish in Les Angles about 60 kilometres from the blaze. Officials said a decision on canceling the stage will be taken before the end of the day and race director Christian Prudhomme said the route could be adapted. Some 750 firefighters, 200 vehicles and nine water-bombing helicopters are deployed along an 18-kilometre front; two people are in critical condition. Nearby, Catalonia stabilized a 2,200-hectare fire that reportedly began from sparks caused by a circular saw and led to an arrest.

Fire threatened the Tour de France third stage near Les Angles.