Firefighters battle wildfire blaze near UK nuclear power station

More than a hundred firefighters are tackling a wildfire in Suffolk, UK just a few miles away from the Sizewell nuclear power station.

Thousands of residents and tourists were evacuated from Crete as wildfires threatened popular tourist areas.

A wildfire is raging in Dunwich Heath, Suffolk where evacuations have been ordered - the blaze is close to three nuclear plant sites, and has burned an area the size of 140 football pitches

Fire crews are warning people to stay away from the area as residents are evacuated

Over 220 firefighters are battling a blaze in southern Crete, whilst strong winds are hampering aerial water drops. The funerals of the two firefighters who lost their lives yesterday are taking place on Thursday. In Plomari, Lesbos, the fires are continuing to flare up.

It came amid soaring temperatures across parts of the UK on Wednesday.

Holidaymakers have been evacuated as firefighters battle a large wildfire in Suffolk.

It came amid soaring temperatures across parts of the UK on Wednesday.

Two arrested on suspicion of arson as firefighters battle blazes near Bordeaux  Reuters

BORDEAUX, France, July 30 - Two people have been arrested on suspicion of arson as firefighters battled on Thursday to prevent the spread of wildfires near Bordeaux , the local administration responsible for the area said.

Major incident declared as firefighters battle blaze on Suffolk coastal heath  lbc.co.uk

LEGE-CAP FERRET, France (AP) — An uncontained wildfire four times the size of Paris threatened to surge again in southwest France on Wednesday — as three firefighters died in Greece and crews across southern Europe confronted a punishing mix of heat, drought and strong winds. The deaths on Crete brought a fatal new dim

Two people have been arrested on suspicion of arson as French firefighters battle to prevent the spread of wildfires near Bordeaux, the local administration responsible for the area said.

Firefighters from as far away as Walkerton are battling a blaze at a dairy farm near Teeswater.

The deaths on Crete brought a fatal new dimension to a wildfire emergency stretching from the Atlantic coast to the eastern Mediterranean.

Firefighters in Spain battle the country’s largest blaze ever recorded  CNN

The huge fire raging in France's southwest has stabilised, according to French officials, with authorities letting nearly 60,000 evacuees return to their homes - but 14 blazes have also reigniting. Now, firefighters are trying to contain the fires as the fourth heatwave of the year comes in, set to make the firefightin

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Firefighters in Spain made progress after a "positive night" against wildfires raging west of Madrid that have forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of people, Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska said Tuesday.

A large fire in an abandoned building in Taumarunui has spread into a neighbouring building, drawing fire crews from across the central North Island.