France’s biggest wildfire in years was spreading quickly Wednesday in a Mediterranean region near Spain after leaving one person dead and several injured, authorities said. The fire burned an area larger than Paris,

A massive wildfire near Spain has scorched over 16,000 hectares in France’s Aude region, killing one person and injuring 13. Dry weather, wind and drought have fueled the spread.

Firefighters in southern France are battling the country's largest wildfire in nearly eight decades, which has consumed over 16,000 hectares – an area one-and-a-half times the s