The fire, which officials described as "very virulent," began Sunday afternoon in the sprawling Fontainebleau forest about 60 kilometres south-east of the French capital. #EuropeNews

French officials rushed two firefighting planes to the Paris region Sunday, after a fire erupted south of the French capital, disrupting traffic during a busy summer travel…

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…