The wildfire is piling pressure on a region facing its third heat wave since May.

PARIS: Wildfires have scorched twice as much land in France so far this year as in the same period last year, an official said on Friday. The European nation is facing its third…

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…

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…

The fire, which officials described as "very virulent" and of "exceptional scale", began Sunday afternoon in the sprawling Fontainebleau forest about 60 kilometres south-east of…

The wildfire is piling pressure on a region facing its third heat wave since May.

LA VAUDOUE, France: Firefighting aircraft battled to contain a wildfire raging in a forest south of Paris for a second day on Monday (Jul 13), with the blaze forcing some…

It was among several wildfires raging in western European countries as the region bakes under its third red-alert heat wave this year.

French officialson Sunday rushed two firefighting planes to tackle a 'very virulent' fire of 'exceptional scale' that erupted in the sprawling Fontainebleau forest about 60…

French firefighters are battling a huge blaze in a forest just south of Paris as a devastating heatwave extends its deadly sweep across Europe.

French firefighters are battling a huge blaze in a forest just south of Paris as a devastating heatwave extends its deadly sweep across Europe.

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

A wildfire burned about 800 hectares of Fontainebleau forest southeast of Paris by Monday, forcing residents from their homes, closing roads and disrupting rail services as crews…

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A suspected arson wildfire has scorched 800 hectares of France's iconic Fontainebleau forest amid an intense heatwave. Officials warn of a severe wildfire season.

High temperatures and strong wind behind large-scale blazes across Europe

At least 400 French firefighters were battling a "virulent" wildfire in forest south of Paris for the second day straight amid a severe heat wave.

A wildfire tore through a historic forest near Paris on Monday, forcing highway closures and mobilising water-bombing aircraft, while Spain's death toll from one of its deadliest…

A wildfire tore through a historic forest near Paris on Monday, forcing highway closures and mobilizing water-bombing aircraft, while Spain's death toll from one of its deadliest…

Waterbombing aircraft skimmed the river Seine as firefighters struggled to contain a forest blaze south of Paris raging into its third day on Tuesday amid