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

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

A major incident has been declared as around 90 firefighters tackle a large heathland blaze on the Suffolk coast at Dunwich Heath, near Leiston

Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service says 17 crews are involved at the scene of the large blaze.

Around 70 firefighters and 14 fire engines are at the scene of the wildfire in Suffolk, with residents being told to avoid the area, keep roads clear for emergency services, and ensure their windows are shut

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

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A wildfire that has been ongoing for nearly two weeks in the Cairngorms has scorched around 25 square kilometres, with 70 firefighters still on scene and "progress has been made" in tackling it.

It is the night that is most gruelling for firefighters, that is when the Canadair aircraft cannot fly, due to low visibility. Everything happens on the ground, as close as possible to the blaze, sometimes with the help of local residents who brave the fire with meagre resources.

Firefighters called in as reinforcements from Paris battle the massive wildfire in Gironde, which has already ravaged 42,000 hectares and forced 220,000 people to flee their homes.

Firefighters called in as reinforcements from Paris battle the massive wildfire in Gironde, which has already ravaged 42,000 hectares and forced 220,000 people to flee their homes.

A raging wildfire in southwest France forced the evacuation of 55,000 people overnight Sunday, bringing the total forced out of their homes to a staggering 220,000 in one region alone, as flames crept ever closer to the wine region city of Bordeaux.