The blaze in France's Gironde region has forced the evacuation of about 8,000 people and destroyed at least sixteen houses.
The Associated PressSkies appear aflame in southwestern FranceWildfires in the Gironde region in southwestern France caused the sky to appear as if it was on fire.
The blaze forced the evacuation of about 8,000 people and destroyed at least sixteen houses. A major highway near the city of Bordeaux was closed on Wednesday afternoon due to the fire raging nearby. Authorities in Spain's northern Basque Country region said France has stopped freight trucks from crossing the border at Irun due to the fire.
Photos released by firefighters showed flames raging through pine forests, sending clouds of dark grey smoke soaring into the sky.More than 60 square kilometres have burned in the Gironde region and the neighbouring Landes in the latest wildfire to erupt in a European nation as the continent swelters through a hot and dry summer.
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