Incredible helmet cam footage shows brave firefighters tackling France inferno as huge flames rip through trees

JAW-dropping footage shows the moment a team of brave firefighters battles a vicious inferno in France as huge flames rip through a forest. Terrifying video showed emergency workers hosing down a massive fire as it swallowed up trees in Gironde on Monday. Shocking footage showed firefighters tackling the blaze Credit: Instagram / k_nabil A huge inferno was seen swallowing trees Credit: Instagram / k_nabil It comes as a series of wildfires tear through France, Spain and several other European nations amid record-breaking heatwaves. In the astonishing clip, a group of firefighters can be seen using a red hose to douse the roaring blaze. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! The extraordinarily large inferno appears to barely falter when initially hit by the water, as powerful gusts fan the flames. Plumes of smoke can be seen billowing over the forest during the apocalyptic battle to contain the wildfires. Huge flames tore through a forest Credit: Instagram / k_nabil A team of firefighters tackled the blaze Credit: Instagram / k_nabil The inferno seemingly dies down towards the end of the footage as a result of the firefighters’ efforts. It comes after French President Emmanuel Macron warned the wildfires are the country’s biggest challenge since World War Two. Macron warned the coming weeks will be some of the toughest yet as the country braces for another 40C heatwave. Around 2,500 firefighters, 1,500 military personnel and around 1,200 police officers have been deployed in Gironde, the south-western area worst affected by the fire. Most read in The Sun Firefighters use controlled burning to halt a wildfire that continues to spread near Cebreros, Ávila province, Spain Credit: AP A firefighter stands before flames as a forest fire rages in Saint-Jean-d’Illac, 30km from Bordeaux Credit: AFP Officials say fire crews have been “overwhelmed” by the ferocity of the flames and remain “far from” bringing them under control. Two people have died due to the wildfires so far with at least 88, mainly firefighters, injured. Dozens of homes have been burnt to the ground with an estimated 220,000 people displaced and forced to live in shelters while the flames remain high. On Monday, French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said the flames that had decimated 42,000 hectares of land was stable but not contained. An aircraft drops water over a wildfire near Saint-Jean-d’Illac, southwestern France, on July 28 Credit: AFP Firefighters battling flames in France on Tuesday Credit: EPA It comes amid fears Bordeaux could be reduced to ashes as authorities battle “apocalyptic” flames less than seven miles away from the ancient city. Around 360,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in France and Spain as infernos tear up neighbourhoods and forests. In Spain, a new heatwave is set to begin on Wednesday. Madrid earlier said temperatures would soar and humidity levels drop across Spain. This would cause the fire risk to “surge to very high or extreme levels across almost the entire country”. The European Union said it would deploy additional aircraft to Spain to help combat the fires. Footage shows two Greek Canadair CL-415 firefighting aircraft spraying water across a number of locations devastated by wildfires in Spain. Reacting to the forecast, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said: “I ask for understanding and call on all citizens in all the country to exercise extreme caution and take every possible precaution.” Friday could be the hottest day of the week in Spain, with Cordoba in the south expected to reach 44C, while Toledo and Zaragoza could see temperatures of around 42C. It comes after Gironde firefighting Chief Eric Brocardi compared the battle to contain the inferno as a “David-versus-Goliath scenario”. 3 comments3