Major fire rages in Fontainebleau forest near Paris

Around 400 firefighters worked to contain the flames, which erupted just ahead of the July 14 national holiday and on the first major weekend for departures for the summer holiday season.

Fire bomber planes battle Fointaineblue forest blaze near Paris

Wildfire quickly burnt more than 800 hectares, with villages evacuated, highway partly closed and high-speed rail disrupted French officials rushed two firefighting planes to the Paris region on Sunday after a “very virulent” fire of “exceptional scale” erupted in the sprawling Fontainebleau forest about 60km (40 miles) south-east of the capital. The fire began late afternoon in the one-time royal hunting preserve that today is dotted with quiet villages. It raced across 800 hectares (2,000 a...

By Guardian staff and agencies

Fontainebleau forest near Paris hit by 'very virulent' wildfire

A fast-moving wildfire south of Paris scorched about 800 hectares of the Fontainebleau forest, prompting France to deploy two firefighting aircraft as crews battled to contain the blaze, officials said on Monday. The fire forced partial closures of the A6 motorway during a busy summer holiday weekend amid an intense heatwave.

By FRANCE 24

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Fire breaks out at old Badminton Theatre building in Athens’ Goudi Park

Twenty-eight firefighters and nine vehicles, including a specialist aerial appliance, are tackling the blaze at the abandoned venue in Goudi, as Civil Protection immediately urges nearby residents to stay indoors with windows and doors shut The post Fire breaks out at old Badminton Theatre building in Athens’ Goudi Park appeared first on ProtoThema English.

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