French officials have ordered the evacuation of 525 residents from a village in the southwestern Landes region where a wildfire raged, not far from an area already ravished this summer by extensive fires.

The fire, which has razed 1,100 hectares (2,700 acres) after it began on Thursday, has spread to within 2 km (1.2 miles) of the centre of ​Luglon, regional official Gilles Clavreul told reporters on Friday.

Pine forests cover the Landes area and become highly flammable when dry.

The fire is still blaring, and the situation is not favourable, Clavreul said. Six aircraft have been dispatched to help, and 500 firefighters are fighting the blaze.

Roads to the ​north and south of the village have been closed.

Clavreul didn’t say how the blaze may have started.

Luglon is about 100 km (62 miles) southeast of the tourist area of Arcachon Bay, where ​two major wildfires destroyed more than 50,000 hectares (124,000 acres), spurring the evacuation of as ​many as 220,000 people in late July. 

French media reported on Friday that a 15-year-old has been arrested ‌ in connection with a July fire near Bordeaux airport, in the same region, that killed two firefighters.

The young man, under judicial investigation, allegedly tossed a cigarette butt that started the blaze, Sud Ouest reported. The Bordeaux prosecutor’s ​office did not immediately ​respond to a ⁠request for comment.

The French interior ministry said 474 people have been arrested on suspicion of starting a fire, whether that be intentional ​or not. In this number, 183 are younger than 18. About ​70% of ⁠the people detained are suspected of arson, the ministry has previously said.

This summer, temperatures have been hot in south-west France, with heatwaves to be expected to reach 36 degrees Celsius (97 degrees Fahrenheit) this Friday afternoon.

The area burned so far this year is greater than the previous record year, 2022.