At least 13 people injured as mayor warns wildfire is ‘at the gates’ of Marseille
Martine Vassal, president of the Aix-Marseille-Provence area, has said the blaze was caused by a car that caught fire by the side of a motorway.
Image: A cloud of smoke over hills near Marseille, southern France, on 8 July 2025. Pic: Pompiers13 via AP Image: Smoke rising from a wildfire in Marseille on 8 July 2025. Pic: Reuters Image: French firefighters work to contain a fire in the Fontfroide near Narbonne in Aude, Southern France. Pic: Reuters Image: French firefighters work to contain a fire as wildfires continue to spread near Narbonne in Aude department in southern France. Pic: Reuters Image: Smoke rising near Saint Exupery High School in Marseille. Pic: @shuusJh Image: Smoke over the mountains near Marseille. Pic:@thisisoim_/Malik H Image: Smoke rises during wildfire near Marseille Image: Smoke rising near Saint Exupery High School in Marseille. Pic: @shuusJh Image: Smoke rises during a wildfire in Pennes-Mirabeau, near Marseille, southern France. Pic: SDIS13/AP
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