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Fire fighters are busy outside a gothic cathedral in the western French city of Nantes, after they brought a blaze under control. An Arson probe has been launched. IMAGES
Firefighters battling a vast wildfire on Tenerife are facing another very difficult night after severe weather conditions worsened the blaze, displacing over 12,000 people on the Spanish holiday island, regional officials said. IMAGES
Images of the wildfire that broke out late Tuesday in a mountainous area in the north of Tenerife Island has so far destroyed 5,000 hectares (more than 12,300 acres) of land and forced 4,500 people to flee. The renewed heat and wind threatened recent progress in bringing the blaze under control, local authorities said. Friday's firefighting efforts "progressed well, although the fire is still out of control", Canary Islands regional president Fernando Clavijo told reporters in a late-night briefing. IMAGES
Firefighters keep battling a wildfire raging "out of control" on Spain's holiday island of Tenerife that has burnt more than 1800 hectares. The fire, which broke out on Tuesday night, is raging through a forested area with steep ravines, forcing road closures and the evacuation of several villages. IMAGES
A house and its garden are partially burnt in Grimaud, hit by France's worst wildfire of the summer near the glitzy Riviera resort of Saint-Tropez. The blaze has scorched some 5,000 hectares in a region known for its forests, vineyards and fauna since it broke out in the Plaine des Maures nature reserve on Monday evening. IMAGES