Fire bomber planes battle Fontainebleau forest blaze near Paris

Wildfire quickly burnt more than 800 hectares, with villages evacuated, highway partly closed and high-speed rail disrupted French officials rushed two firefighting planes to the Paris region on Sunday after a “very virulent” fire of “exceptional scale” erupted in the sprawling Fontainebleau forest…

First covered Jul 12, 2026 · 7:57 PM PT · 2 articles

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19h via Bluesky Planes sent to tackle wildfires of 'exceptional scale' near Paris — It was the first time firefighting planes had been sent up from the normally drier and hotter south of the country to tackle fires in the Paris region.

20h Guardian Environment Fire bomber planes battle Fontainebleau forest blaze near Paris — Wildfire quickly burnt more than 800 hectares, with villages evacuated, highway partly closed and high-speed rail disrupted French officials rushed two…

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Bluesky: @akshatrathi.bsky.social Akshat Rathi · 16h ago · 102 ♥ Inexcusable of the BBC not to make the #climate connection in a story like this. #EndClimateSilence

Appeared in: 2026-07-13 (#14)

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