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Wildfire Reaches Marseille Outskirts, Triggers Evacuations

Residents have been ordered to shelter indoors with trains halted alongside diverted flights to protect communities from a fast-moving blaze.

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Overview

  • The wildfire, which broke out early Tuesday in Pennes-Mirabeau, has consumed over 350 hectares and advanced into Marseille’s outskirts.
  • A prefect’s 16:00 mobile alert instructed forest-area residents to leave immediately or seal themselves inside masonry buildings with windows and doors closed.
  • SNCF suspended all train services until at least 20:00 after flames neared the rail lines, bringing regional rail traffic to a standstill.
  • Marseille-Provence Airport canceled four departures and diverted about ten flights to Nice, Nîmes, Lyon and Montpellier due to encroaching smoke.
  • Authorities are investigating a car fire on the A552 motorway as a possible ignition source, and a nearby nursing home has been evacuated due to growing air quality concerns.