Wildfires that have engulfed Turkey for weeks threatened the country’s fourth-largest city early Sunday, causing more than 1,700 people to flee their homes and leaving a firefighter dead.

Wildfires that have engulfed Turkey for weeks spread rapidly overnight, threatening Bursa and forcing 3,500 to flee. Greece and Bulgaria are also contending with fires.

Turkiye faces severe wildfires engulfing Bursa, causing evacuations and the death of a firefighter. Unprecedented temperatures fuel the blazes, prompting a national crisis as multiple provinces are declared disaster zones.