A fast-moving wildfire reached the outskirts of Marseille, France’s second-largest city, on Tuesday, leading its airport to be shut down, with residents told to stay indoors and shut all openings to be safe from the smoke.

A fast-moving wildfire in southern France, fanned by winds of up to 70 kilometres per hour, led to the closure of Marseille Provence airport on Tuesday and was getting very close to France's second-largest city itself,

Shocking footage captured smoke covering a large part of Marseille Forest, with videos circulating online showing the massive scale of the blaze after it ignited today

Firefighters in Marseille have mostly contained the wildfires that erupted north of the city, but Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau has warned they could reignite dangerously. The blaze has forced 400 residents to evacuate and temporarily shut down flights at Marseille airport.