Residents told to evacuate as fast-moving wildfire nears Greece’s second-largest city

Firefighters at the front of a wildfire on the outskirts of the northern city of Thessaloniki - (AP)

A fast-moving wildfire has prompted evacuations near Thessaloniki, Greece's second-largest city, after igniting on Saturday evening.

Residents of three small suburbs north of the city were ordered to leave their homes as the blaze spread rapidly.