Wildfire that reached Marseilles pushed back but not extinguished

Wildfire that reached Marseilles pushed back but not extinguished
Smoke could be seen rising behind buildings in the city’s La Castellane district (Lewis Joly/AP)

A wildfire that reached France’s second-largest city and left 110 injured was pushed back overnight but had not yet been extinguished, the authorities said.

Meanwhile, Marseille’s mayor lifted a confinement order for tens of thousands of people.

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