{"id":17031,"date":"2026-07-13T08:18:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T08:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=17031"},"modified":"2026-07-13T08:18:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T08:18:39","slug":"wildfire-of-exceptional-scale-burning-near-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=17031","title":{"rendered":"Wildfire of “exceptional scale” burning near Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"

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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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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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.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Firefighting aircraft were forced to suspend their operations at nightfall.<\/p>\n

Around 15 homes were evacuated in the nearby village of Vaudoue and firefighters were defending several other towns in the area, the local Seine-et-Marne fire service said.<\/p>\n

About 400 firefighters worked to contain the flames, which erupted just ahead of a July 14 national holiday and on the first major weekend for departures for the summer holiday season.<\/p>\n

Traffic was disrupted along highways in the area, as well as along the high-speed rail line leading to the southeast of the country.<\/p>\n

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Firefighters work to put out a forest fire in the forest of Fontainebleau, southeast of Paris, in Noisy-sur-Ecole early on July 13, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Paris region is currently experiencing its third heat wave since May, increasing the risk of fires.<\/p>\n

The three heatwaves have seen temperature records broken in several countries across Europe and have caused thousands of excess deaths, according to estimates in France, Belgium, Britain and Spain.<\/p>\n

The June heatwaves would have been “virtually impossible” without climate change, the World Weather Attribution group of scientists said.<\/p>\n

Several other European countries have faced record-breaking average temperatures.<\/p>\n

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