A willdfire has broken out in Marseilles (Image: X - @RJduGhetto)
Marseille Provence Airport in France has suspended flights after a large wildfire broke out. A red alert has been issued for forest fire risk in Bouches-du-Rhone, Var, and Vaucluse, France. Twelve firefighters from the Loire region have been deployed to Bouches-du-Rhone as the wildfire rages.
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The Marseille fire department has confirmed 168 firefighters are in attendance and that 30 hectares have been affected in the municipality of Les Pennes-Mirabeau.
It confirmed 68 vehicles have been mobilised and two helicopters are also being used.
Firefighters and vehicles from both the Pompiers 13 unit and the Marins Pompiers unit have been deployed.
Marins pompiers translates to marine firefighters, which specifically refers to the firefighters of the Marseille Naval Fire Battalion.
Billowing grey smoke fills the sky in a video shared on X of Marseille, titled 'Marseille on fire' in French.
The wind appears to be blowing a gale as the trees move violently in the foreground of the video.
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