Iran Press/ Africa: The Director of the water and forestry department in the Chefchaouen region said firefighting planes were being used to tackle the conflagrations, which had already destroyed some 200 hectares (500 acres) of a forest.
According to weather authorities, several parts of the North African kingdom have seen temperatures of up to 49 degrees Celsius (120 Fahrenheit).
"There have been no victims, as priority has been given to preventing fires approaching residential areas," the local official said.
He said the cause of the fires was unknown but that they had been spurred by high temperatures and strong winds, which are expected to last into Monday.
Morocco joins several other Mediterranean countries that have seen forest fires in recent weeks, including neighboring Algeria, where at least 90 people were killed in wildfires last week.
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