to gunning down 17 people at his former high school. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. it s 7am in the morning in singapore and 1am in western france, which is facing a heat apocalypse , experts have warned, as extreme temperatures continue to hit much of europe. they say temperatures could reach record levels in 15 regions of the southwest, with firefighters battling wildfires and thousands forced to evacuate. wildfires in spain, portugal and greece have forced thousands more to flee. our europe correspondent jessica parker has the latest. into the forest and the front line of an exhausting battle, and one that, today, we were given special access to. up in the woods, you can see guys tackling the fires. there s a huge amount of activity down here, and it is hot, it is smoky. just look at the haze in the trees. the smoke thickens the further in we go the flames s
exploded killing the driver. you can see here intense flames outside the city front. that s about 45 miles west of baltimore, maryland. that s where we find nbc s melissa palm. marissa, what are you hearing from officials? richard, good evening. as you mentioned yourself, you re looking at the video, it is staggering. the towering inferno looming over the homes. we have real, 15 at their, side flagged by homes and the tanker truck we saw, again, it seems like according to authorities that cause of the crash is still under investigation. but they re still far no indication that there was any car involved in this. one person has died. the driver of the truck tanker truck. when you really think about how close this truck really came to the homes around here, it s miraculous that there were no other injuries and we re not just talking about fatalities but no one else was injured to our knowledge. there was one home where a family had to the were told to leave because their home is a to