Nearly 1,000 hectares burnt in fire near Paris
- A fire raging in the historic and much-visited Fontainebleau forest south of Paris on Monday has prompted evacuations and disrupted train and highway traffic.
- Authorities say the fire, which has destroyed nearly five percent of the 25,000-hectare forest, could have been started by arson.
- It comes as the region is endures its third heatwave of the summer, with tinder-dry vegetation and high tempe
Confirmed
- A fire raging in the historic and much-visited Fontainebleau forest south of Paris on Monday has prompted evacuations and disrupted train and highway traffic.
- It comes as the region is endures its third heatwave of the summer, with tinder-dry vegetation and high tempe
Unverified
- Authorities say the fire, which has destroyed nearly five percent of the 25,000-hectare forest, could have been started by arson.
Sources: Al Jazeera, France 24