Two arrested as Fontainebleau forest near Paris ravaged by fire, prompting evacuations
- France on Monday battled to contain a fire that scorched about 1,200 hectares in a forest south of Paris on Monday, as police arrested two people suspected of starting it.
- The fire erupted Sunday in the sprawling Fontainebleau forest, about 60 kilometres (40 miles) southeast of the capital, a former royal hunting estate that today is dotted with quiet villages.
- At least two people have been arrested on suspicion of starting a fire that led to raging wildfires in a town south of Paris.
Confirmed
- France on Monday battled to contain a fire that scorched about 1,200 hectares in a forest south of Paris on Monday, as police arrested two people suspected of starting it.
- At least two people have been arrested on suspicion of starting a fire that led to raging wildfires in a town south of Paris.
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- The fire erupted Sunday in the sprawling Fontainebleau forest, about 60 kilometres (40 miles) southeast of the capital, a former royal hunting estate that today is dotted with quiet villages.
Sources: France 24, The Independent