Homes evacuated as wildfires engulf southwestern French town

Marseille, France - Dozens of residents of the southwestern French town of Frontignan were evacuated on Sunday as wildfires burned through a nearby pine forest, local authorities said.

A total of 600 firefighters, 11 water bombers and two helicopters have been deployed to contain the blaze, local civil security authorities said on X.

The fire, which has already destroyed 300 hectares of land, ignited near t