France sends water bombers to tackle wildfire outside Paris
Two waterbombing planes and about 400 firefighters battled the blaze as officials investigated possible arson and evacuations expanded.
- A "very virulent" fire erupted in the Fontainebleau forest, located 60 kilometers south-east of Paris, blocking a key highway during one of the busiest summer travel weekends.
- Interior Laurent Nunez stated fires have consumed 17,000 hectares this year, with totals expected to reach 25,000, "twice as much as the same period" in 2025.
- Some 400 firefighters are battling the flames with two firefighting planes deployed from the south for the first time, alongside two helicopters and an observation aircraft.
- Traffic disruptions hit regional highways and high-speed rail lines, with the SNCF reporting delays for trains arriving at or leaving from the Gare Lyon.
- France is experiencing a Third heatwave, prompting officials to shut down three nuclear power stations while organizers of the Tour shortened Sunday's stage as temperatures approached 40°C.
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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 residential neighborhoods and disrupted train and highway traffic. It was among several wildfires in western Europe as the region bakes under its third red-alert heat wave this year. In Spain, 10 people were still unaccounted for Monday from a fire that ripped through a remote southern expatriate commu…
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.
Although planes and firefighters have been working to contain the fires, the fires have spread to areas near Paris.
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