Planes sent to tackle wildfires of 'exceptional scale' near Paris

It was the first time firefighting planes had been sent up from the normally drier and hotter south of the country to tackle fires in the Paris region.

Wildfires near Paris force evacuations, disrupt train lines and motorway

Wildfires spread over 800 hectares near Fontainebleau, as authorities sent two ​waterbombing planes to tackle blazes.

'It's a monster': FRANCE 24 speaks to resident evacuated due to the Fontainebleau fire

A wildfire in in the Fontainebleau forest south of Paris has burnt nearly 1,000 hectares since July 12 - an area larger from Gibraltar. Hundreds of residents from nearby towns have had to be evacuated, as authorities are investigating what they think could have been an act of arson. FRANCE 24 spoke to one of the residents.

By FRANCE24

Major fire in Fontainebleau forest near Paris forces evacuations and closes highway

The historic Fontainebleau forest is popular with visitors from Paris and beyond

By Summer Woolley

Wildfire rages near Paris as heatwave scorches Europe

France sends water bombers to tackle wildfire outside Paris

More than 400 French firefighters worked through the night to contain a wildfire in the historic Fontainebleau forest south of Paris, and authorities sent two waterbombing planes on Monday to tackle the blaze as a heatwave gripped western Europe. The fire broke out alongside a highway near Fontainebleau, home to one of France’s best-known royal […]

Huge fire rages in Fontainebleau forest near Paris

French officials rushed two firefighting planes to the Paris region yesterday, after a fire erupted south of the French capital, disrupting traffic during a busy summer travel weekend and piling more misery on a region sweltering through its latest heatwave.

Massive fire burns in Fontainebleau near Paris

Firefighers are mobilised in the Fontainebleau forest south of Paris to contain a major fire that started Sunday and has since forced the evacuation of residents in the area and shut down a major highway at the start of a busy summer holiday travel weekend.

By RFI

Planes fight fire in Fontainebleau forest near Paris

Homes evacuated as huge fire rages in Fontainebleau forest near Paris

Around 15 homes had been evacuated in the nearby village of Vaudoue and firefighters were defending several other towns in the area.

France sends water bombers to tackle wildfire outside Paris

Fontainebleau blaze scorches 800 hectares, forces A6 highway closure as smaller fires disrupt train services

By Reuters