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France’s Macron Pledges to Replant Fontainebleau Forest After Devastating Fire
- President Emmanuel Macron arrived at the operational command centre in Fontainebleau on Thursday to meet emergency teams who have contained two fires in the historic forest since Sunday, expressing "gratitude" to nearly 950 deployed firefighters and 120 military personnel.
- Multiple intense heatwaves since May have dried forests across France, creating conditions that worsened both deliberately set and accidental fires as France faces more outbreaks since World War II ended, according to Macron.
- Authorities report around 35,000 hectares have burned nationwide, exceeding all of 2025, with Interior Minister Laurent Nunez noting another major blaze ignited Wednesday in La Grande-Verriere.
- Nearly 1,000 residents evacuated from villages as fires forced closure of the highway connecting Paris with southern France; Fontainebleau Palace, a Unesco World Heritage site, faced danger while 59 people were arrested on suspicion of starting fires.
- Prosecutor Diane Ngomsik revealed an 18-year-old volunteer firefighter deliberately set fires with gasoline while an 18-year-old student accidentally ignited flames with a discarded cigarette, destroying Unesco-protected habitats with "exceptional diversity of habitats" supporting rare species.
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The Head of State is speaking this Thursday from the forest of Fontainebleau, where nearly a thousand firefighters continue their fight against the fires, fixed but not extinguished. He warns that there will be "no tolerance" for those responsible.
·Paris, France
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France's Macron pledges to replant Fontainebleau forest after ...
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Macron toughens stance on arson as wildfires sweep France
French President Emmanuel Macron has said there would be "zero tolerance" for arson after France was hit by wildfires that have scorched thousands of hectares. Dozens of people have been arrested across the country over starting fires deliberately or by accident as multiple intense heatwaves since May have dried out forests and fields.
·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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