July 13, 2026 / 3:46 AM EDT
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Two firefighting planes were deployed to the Paris region Sunday after a large 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.The fire, which officials described as "very virulent" and of "exceptional scale," began late afternoon in the sprawling Fontainebleau forest about 40 miles south-east of the capital.Officials said early Monday the blaze had raced across some 1,900 acres and was still spreading, causing the partial closure of a main highway.
Aerial images of a fire sweeping through the Fontainebleau forest near Paris, burning several hectares and forcing the closure of part of a motorway, on July 12, 2026.
