Marseille wildfire grounds all flights, forces hundreds of home evacuations

A person uses a water hose in an attempt to douse a burning car.

A wildfire spurred by hot summer winds reached France’s second-largest city Tuesday, grounding all flights to and from Marseille, injuring at least nine people and forcing many residents to evacuate their homes or barricade themselves indoors as smoke choked the Mediterranean air.

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