ANKARA, Turkey (NEWSnet/AP) — An overnight fire in southeast Turkey left at least 11 dead and dozens more injured.

The fire started from burning crops that soon spread through settlements, emergency officials said Friday.

The blaze in Turkey broke out in an area between the provinces of Diyarbakir and Mardin. Fanned by winds, it moved quickly through the villages of Koksalan, Yazcicegi and Bagacik, Diyarbakir Gov. Ali Ihsan Su said. The fire was brought under control early Friday.

Around 80 others required treatment, including six who were in serious condition.

Across the country in northwest Turkey, meanwhile, firefighters were battling a wildfire near the town of Ayvacik in Canakkale province, the state-run Anadolu Agency said.

No one was hurt, but authorities evacuated the small village of Camkoy as a precaution, the agency reported.

In neighboring Greece, authorities evacuated several villages in the southern Peloponnese region because of wildfires.

There were no immediate reports of injuries. State-run ERT television reported at least six homes burned in one southern village that had been safely evacuated in advance.

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