The fires, fanned by searing heat and strong winds spread across 75 acres surround Bordeaux since July 12, according to Reuters. Some 34,000 people have had to evacuate their homes. The Bordeaux Public Prosecutor said a man was in custody in connection with an investigation into a probe into one fire which has burned 31,629 acres. So far there hasn’t been any reports of damage to vines.
Meanwhile, in Britain, temperatures were expected to top 104 degrees F after the warmest night on record.