France's largest wildfire in decades contained

France's biggest wildfire in about 80 years has been tamed after blazing through one-hundred-60 square kilometers of land in the southern Aude region.

Now this is equivalent to an area larger than the French capital city Paris.

Also according to local authorities the fire which began Tuesday was contained as of Thursday evening.

One woman was killed more than a dozen injured and some 36 homes destroyed.

Some two thousand people were also forced to flee.

Firefighters meanwhile remain on alert to ensure no flare-ups occur.