Italian firefighters are currently battling a significant forest fire in Tuscany, which has raged for days, fanned by strong winds, leading to the evacuation of approximately 3,000 residents. The blaze, active since Tuesday, has engulfed more than 800 hectares on Mount Faeta, an area straddling the provinces of Lucca and Pisa, according to the mayor of nearby San Giuliano Terme. Matteo Cecchelli, the mayor, told public broadcaster RAI that the fire was likely ignited by olive tree prunings that got out of control. Tuscany regional president Eugenio Giani stated that powerful overnight winds exacerbated the inferno, prompting the precautionary evacuations. Three Canadair firefighting planes, which scoop water ⁠from lakes, rivers or seas before dropping it on fires, had been deployed to support ground staff, the national fire department said on X. "The fire is still very much active," the deputy mayor of Lucca, ‌Fabio Barsanti, said in a ​Facebook video.…