The interior ministry said at least 1,500 people were evacuated, without giving details.
The Ministry of the Interior announced 15 deaths and 24 injuries. In addition, the Ministry of Defense later announced that 10 soldiers were killed and 25 wounded while fighting a fire in the resort area of Beni Xilla, east of the capital Algiers.
It was not immediately clear how long the casualties occurred, but the fire has been burning for several days.
The wildfire, fueled by some strong winds, has spread to forests and agricultural areas in 16 regions, sparking 97 fires in the North African country. The interior ministry said the largest and deadliest fire ravaged parts of Bejia and Jijel in the Kabyle region east of Algiers and Bouira, about 100 kilometers (60 miles) southeast of Algiers.
The operation to contain the fire involved around 7,500 firefighters on the ground and 350 trucks as well as air support.
Algeria is no exception to wildfires in summer.
Last August, at least 37 people were killed in a wildfire near Algeria’s northern border with Tunisia.
A year ago, officials said dozens of people had died in the blaze – including soldiers called in to help fight the blaze in a mountainous Kabyle region surrounded by villages.
High winds and persistent heat waves have fueled wildfires in Greece and elsewhere around the Mediterranean this summer.