# @bbcnews on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DbT7x2rkiyR
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/68339407-bbcnews-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/dc5d673601.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-07-27T21:30:59.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC News (@bbcnews) — https://gondola.cc/bbcnews

## Caption

Is it possible to control the European wildfires?

Wildfires are tearing through France and Spain, and have so far forced more than 300,000 people to evacuate their homes.

Theodore Keeping, a research associate at Imperial College London explains how the fires are attempting to be controlled and why it is so hard to stop them.

Tap the link in @BBCNews's bio to listen to the latest episode of Newscast.

#Wildfire #BBCNewscast #BBCNews

## Stats

- **Views:** 545,305
- **Likes:** 11,940
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- **Comments:** 314

## Tags

bbcnewscast, bbcnews, wildfire

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