Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA major fire in the historic Fontainebleau forest, south of Paris, has led to residential evacuations, disrupted train services from Gare de Lyon, and halted traffic on the A6 highway. Two water-dumping planes and hundreds of firefighters were deployed to fight the blaze, located about 70 kilometres from the French capital.This incident occurs amidst France's third heatwave of the summer, with temperatures exceeding 40C in some areas, contributing to several wildfires across Western Europe. In Spain, a separate wildfire in a southern expat community has resulted in 13 fatalities, including a 98-year-old British national, with 10 people still unaccounted for. The Spanish fire, which affected 70 square kilometres, has now been contained, highlighting the extreme heat and dry conditions exacerbating wildfires across Europe, the world's fastest-warming continent. In fullMajor fire in Fontainebleau forest near Paris forces evacuations and closes highwayMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Hundreds of firefighters battle major wildfire south of Paris
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA major fire in the historic Fontainebleau forest, south of Paris, has led to residential evacuations, disrupted train services from Gare de Lyon, and halted traffic on the A6 highway. Two water-dumping planes and hundreds of firefighters were deployed to fight the blaze, located about 70 kilometres from the French capital.This incident occurs amidst France's third heatwave of the summer, with temperatures exceeding 40C in some areas, contributing to several wildfires across Western Europe. In Spain, a separate wildfire in a southern expat community has resulted in 13 fatalities, including a 98-year-old British national, with 10 people still unaccounted for. The Spanish fire, which affected 70 square kilometres, has now been contained, highlighting the extreme heat and dry conditions exacerbating wildfires across Europe, the world's fastest-warming continent. In fullMajor fire in Fontainebleau forest near Paris forces evacuations and closes highwayMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
