French authorities evacuated 525 villagers after a wildfire broke out in the pine woods of the southwestern Landes region, near an area already devastated by major blazes this summer.

The fire, which razed 1,100 hectares (2,700 acres) after it began on Thursday (August 13), spread to within 2 km (1.2 miles) of the centre of the village of Luglon, regional official Gilles Clavreul told reporters on Friday (August 14).

"The situation is unfavourable," he said, adding that 500 firefighters were tackling the flames, with the help of six aircraft.

Luglon is about 100 km (62 miles) southeast of the tourist area of Arcachon Bay, where two major wildfires devastated more than 50,000 hectares (124,000 acres), spurring the evacuation of as many as 220,000 people in late July.

DESCRIPCIÓN DE IMÁGENES

1. FIRE BURNING THROUGH TREES

2. FIREFIGHTERS SPEAKING TO EACH OTHER

3. FIRE ENGINE PARKED BY TREES

4. VEHICLE ARRIVING AND PARKING NEXT TO FIRE ENGINE

5. PEOPLE STANDING ON VEHICLE BY FIRE ENGINE

6. FIREFIGHTER WALKING BY VILLAGE HALL

7. RED GLOW FROM FIRE BEHIND TREES

8. FIREFIGHTER GETTING INTO FIRE ENGINE

9. VARIOUS OF FIRE BURNING