Fire fighters in Spain and France have worked in extreme conditions and through the night and weekend to bring huge wildfires under control.<br /><br /> In Odena in north-eastern Spain, the wildfire has laid waste to a thousand hectares of land. It is not yet under control, but is no longer spreading apace.<br /><br /> Els Bombers passaran la nit fent contrafocs per intentar encerclar l'incendi d'Òdena http://t.co/sn6KYLoXtJ pic.twitter.com/E18ixZ58yU— 324.cat (@324cat) 26 Juillet 2015<br /> <br /><br /> 500 people have been evacuated from their homes and are being housed in emergency shelters.<br /><br /> Record summer forest fire in France<br /><br /> In France, the largest summer forest fire to date has taken hold near Bordeaux.<br /><br /> Almost 700 firefighters and military personnel have been tackling the blaze which has laid waste to 600 acres of pine forest.<br /><br /> Incendie à Saint-Jean-d'Illac et Pessac : une vidéo du feu vu du ciel http://t.co/slUbDlcdmQ #Gironde pic.twitter.com/80lLAS0iIX— France Bleu Gironde (@Bleu_Gironde) 26 Juillet 20
