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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Casey Cooper-Fisk

Georgia Toffolo says she was ‘lucky’ to escape French wildfires

  • Reality television personality Georgia Toffolo and her husband, Brewdog co-founder James Watt, narrowly escaped French wildfires while on holiday in Cap Ferret last week.
  • Toffolo decided to cut their stay short on Thursday after detecting the scent of the blazes and seeing ash falling, despite initial assurances that the fire was far away.
  • The couple, who had four children in their party, left the area by boat as roads were closed, staying at the airport before their pre-booked flight to Iceland.
  • Toffolo stated they were "very lucky" to have left just before a wider evacuation of the area took place on Friday.
  • She expressed concern for those affected, noting that a quarter of a million people have reportedly fled their homes due to fires across southern Europe.

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