STORY: Firefighters battled to contain a raging blaze on Tuesday (August 12) as thick clouds of smoke and flames engulfed a wooded area in the western province of Izmir.

Orange hues streaked across the sky as the fire raged below, casting an eerie glow over the city.

Elsewhere, crews managed to contain several wildfires burning across the country, including a large blaze in the northwestern province of Çanakkale that forced hundreds of residents to flee their homes.

Wildfires also swept across Southern Europe, with firefighters in Spain, Portugal, Greece, Turkey, and the Balkans battling blazes amid another punishing heatwave that pushed temperatures above 40°C (104°F) in parts of the continent.

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VIDEO SHOWS: WILDFIRE BURNING / CLOUDS OF THICK SMOKE BILLOWING / FIREFIGHTERS TACKLING WILDFIRE

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SHOWS: IZMIR, TURKEY (AUGUST 12, 2025) (NIGHT SHOTS) (IZMIR MUNICIPALITY - Access All)

1. VARIOUS OF WILDFIRE BURNING IN DISTANCE/ EMERGENCY SERVICES PARKED ON ROAD

2. WILDFIRE BURNING / PLUMES OF SMOKE

3. FIRE ENGINE

4. VARIOUS OF WILDFIRE / FIREFIGHTERS TACKLING FLAMES

5. WILDFIRE BURNING IN THE DISTANCE / SMALL BUILDING

6. FIREFIGHTER DOUSING FLAMES WITH A HOSE

7. VEGETATION ON FIRE

8. VARIOUS OF FIREFIGHTERS AND ENGINES

9. VARIOUS OF WATER TANKER

10. WILDFIRE

11. VEHICLES PARKED / WILDFIRE BEHIND TREES

12. VARIOUS OF FIRE ENGINES AND FIREFIGHTERS

13. VARIOUS OF VEHICLE TURNING NEAR WILDFIRE

14. VARIOUS OF FIREFIGHTERS TACKLING FIRE

15. FIREFIGHTERS STANDING NEXT TO FIRE ENGINE

16. HELICOPTER FLYING PAST

17. FIREFIGHTERS UNROLLING A HOSE

18. VEGETATION ON FIRE

19. VARIOUS OF FIREFIGHTERS

20. VARIOUS OF FIREFIGHTERS TALKING

21. FIRE ENGINE MOVING AWAY