A major blaze in central Spain has stabilised, Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska said on Wednesday, in a rare reprieve as soaring ​temperatures in France and Spain increased the threat from wildfires in both countries. They issued an evacuation order for six towns and asked about 1,000 people to shelter in place. FIREFIGHTERS WARY OF NEW ​TEMPERATURE RISEIn France, temperatures in the southwest, hit by devastating fires, were expected to rise from around 33 C on Tuesday to peak at 42 ⁠C, according to Meteo France, while dry winds in the afternoon could stoke flames. Meanwhile, the EU's emergency response centre warned that Greece, Italy and Central Europe were also set to face a heightened wildfire risk in the coming weeks. The wildfire ​in the Landes area west of Bordeaux, a popular tourist destination, has devastated 42,000 hectares (104,000 acres) of mainly pine trees.