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 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…

A fire is raging in the historic Fontainebleau forest south of Paris, prompting evacuations and disrupting train traffic.

Firefighers are mobilised in the Fontainebleau forest south of Paris to contain a major fire that started Sunday and has since forced the evacuation of residents in the area and…

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…

Around 400 firefighters descended on Fontainebleau on Sunday as a fire broke out in the Ile de France forest. It comes just ahead of the July 14 national holiday and on the first…

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.

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.

France is battling to contain an "exceptionally large wildfire" in a forest south of Paris on July 13, with aircraft in the skies and firefighters on the ground trying to douse…

Les incendies qui font rage depuis dimanche dans la forêt de Fontainebleau ont parcouru mardi matin plus de 1900 hectares. Les pompiers espèrent que le feu sera fixé dans la…

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…