Paris, Dhu-AlQa'dah 08, 1437, August 11, 2016, SPA -- Fires that raged overnight near the southern French city of Marseille have caused hundreds of evacuations, and the local airport warned Thursday of flight cancellations or diversions, dpa reported. Some auto routes were also closed to the north of Marseille, local authorities said, and Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said 2,500 firefighters had been deployed to combat the blazes. Speaking at the Elysee Palace on Thursday after visiting the affected region the night before, Cazeneuve said one person had been detained in connection with the fires and an investigation was under way. Four firefighters were injured combatting the fires, with three sustaining serious injuries, fire colonel Christophe Risdorfer told broadcaster BFMTV on Thursday. --SPA 15:36 LOCAL TIME 12:36 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w