Late Thursday, the region’s top government official said the fire was containedThe fire swept through 15 communes in the Corbières mountain region, destroying or damaging at least 36 homes, with a full damage assessment still underwayVILLEROUGE LA CREMADE, France: France’s largest wildfire in decades was contained Thursday after burning more than 160 square kilometers (62 square miles) in the country’s southern wine region and claiming one life, local authorities said.The blaze erupted Tuesday and tore through the Aude region, spreading rapidly due to hot, dry weather.

Wildfire in southern France's Aude region near Spanish border scorches 4,500 hectares, 1,250 firefighters deployed, 2 injured.

PARIS: A fast-moving wildfire in a Mediterranean region of France near the Spanish border has left one person dead, several others injured and was still spreading Wednesday after…

Blaze burns through 13,000 hectares close to Spanish border, destroying homes and forcing residents to flee

The wildfire is the largest in France this year and has burned some 12,000 hectares of land and killed one.

The French blaze, which started on Tuesday in the southern Aude department, is the largest wildfire in the country this summer. It has so far killed one person and injured 13…

The blaze has already swept through an area larger than Paris and burned down at least 25 houses, forcing residents and tourists to flee.

SAINT-LAURENT-DE-LA-CABRERISSE, France: France’s biggest wildfire in years was spreading quickly Wednesday in a Mediterranean region near Spain after leaving one person dead and…

The huge wildfire has slowed overnight but firefighters are still working to contain it on Thursday.

One person is dead and 13 have been injured as the largest wildfire France has seen in decades continues to burn across the nation's southern Aude region.

Late Thursday, the region’s top government official said the fire was containedThe fire swept through 15 communes in the Corbières mountain region, destroying or damaging at least…

Blazes burned over 160 sq km and is considered the worst since 1949.

SAINT-LAURENT-DE-LA-CABRERISSE, France: France’s biggest wildfire in decades will burn for several more days even though it has been brought under control, authorities said Friday…

On Friday, authorities reported that the fire in southern France, which scorched 17,000 hectares in two days, is still burning but has not spread since yesterday.

DURBAN-CORBIERES, France: French firefighters said Saturday that the country’s biggest wildfire in at least half a century was contained but would not be brought under control…

FONTJONCOUSE: Firefighters have contained a massive wildfire in southern France but local officials warned on Sunday that scorching heat and dry conditions could reignite the…

France has been suffering its largest wildfire in at least 50 years, according to disaster officials.