Suffolk wildfire live: Huge blaze on Dunwich Heath near Sizewell B nuclear plant

Hundreds of holidaymakers have been evacuated overnight from a caravan site in the path of the flames as people living nearby are warned to keep windows and doors closed

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

A major incident was declared after Suffolk Fire and Rescue responded to reports of a wildfire at Dunwich Heath, near Leiston, shortly after 5.30pm on Wednesday

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.

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

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.

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

Over 20 aircraft have been deployed to fight new fires west of Bordeaux, and Spanish firefighters fear two fires could merge west of Madrid. Scientists say climate change is fueling more extreme fires across Europe.

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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.

Evacuation orders have been issued for areas from north of Clements Ln to south of Valley Springs as crews continue battling the fire.

Plumes of smoke could be seen rising over Woodgate Valley Country Park this afternoon

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.

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.