Hundreds of French firefighters aided by water bombers on Tuesday battled to control wildfires that have ravaged a hugely popular forest outside Paris as another scorching heatwave keeps the capital in its grip.
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Updated: Tue 14 Jul 2026 16:07 CET
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A firefighter operates during a fire in the Fontainebleau Forest, in Noisy-sur-Ecole, in the Paris' Ile-de-France region. Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP.
Hundreds of French firefighters aided by water bombers on Tuesday battled to control wildfires that have ravaged a hugely popular forest outside Paris as another scorching heatwave keeps the capital in its grip.
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