France sends water bombers to tackle wildfire outside Paris

1,000 evacuated from Fontainebleau fires near Paris; Spanish authorities identify some fire victims

Hundreds of firefighters are battling two blazes in the Fontainebleau forest south of Paris.

Blaze near Paris burns as heatwave tightens over Europe

French firefighters are spending a third day battling to contain a forest fire south of Paris as a...

Fire in Fontainebleau forest near Paris triggers evacuations

FONTAINEBLEAU, France — A fire raging in the historic and much-visited Fontainebleau forest south of Paris on Monday prompted evacuations of some r...

Large wildfire south of Paris may have been deliberately set, says France’s interior minister

France’s Interior Minister, Laurent Nunez, has stated that a large wildfire burning south of Paris may have been started deliberately. The fire, located in the Fontainebleau forest, covers roughly eight square kilometers and has forced the closure of a nearby highway in both directions. Two firefighting Canadair planes have been redeployed from the country’s south to help tackle the blaze.

Wildfires ravage over 1,300 hectares of historic forest near Paris

Police have arrested two people on suspicions of arson over the fire that erupted Sunday in the sprawling Fontainebleau forest, a former royal hunting estate.