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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 major weekend for departures for the summer holiday season, leaving train networks disrupted and forc

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 the flames amid suspicions the blaze was started deliberately. FRANCE 24's Catherine Norris Trent is on

Firefighters continue to grapple with wildfires in the forest of Fontainebleau, 70km south of Paris, which have already burned through more than 1900 hectares. Police are now considering the possibility that the fires were started deliberately. Their suspicions were raised by the

Two fires that have burned just over 2,000 hectares since Sunday in the Fontainebleau Forest south of Paris, have been "contained", even though they are not extinguished, the local prefect said Tuesday evening. "Contained means they are confined within their perimeter," explained

Wildfires are tearing through parts of France, with authorities pointing to suspected arson. Police have arrested two individuals in connection with the massive blaze in Fontainebleau, which has already scorched over 1,900 hectares, sending the small town into panic. Story by Cai

Two people have been arrested in France, on suspicion of deliberately having started a wildfire near Paris. In the famous Fontainebleau forest, hundreds of firefighters are working to contain the flames. Two thousand hectares of land have already burnt down – forcing the evacuati

Hundreds of French firefighters on Tuesday managed to contain two fires that have burned over 2,000 hectares of the historic Fontainebleau forest near Paris over the last two days. But the local prefect warned that the fires were not extinguished and firefighters will need to rem

Cancer researchers at the Sylvester Firefighter Cancer Initiative (SFCI), part of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, took a rare step to better understand the cancer risks wildland firefighters face: They became wildland firefighters themselves. The firsthand expe

Firefighters battle several wildfires in southern France that were fueled by strong winds. Nearly 3,000 tourists and locals were evacuated.

Thousands of Mercedes-Benz workers across Germany are protesting the carmaker's cost-cutting drive. Meanwhile, firefighters rescued two window cleaners from a faulty platform high above Frankfurt. DW has more.

Spain has mobilized military emergency units to work with regional firefighters to control the blaze. The Spanish royal family and Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez expressed their deep sorrow over the loss of life.

Firefighters have started to rein in the wildfire in Spain's southern Andalusia region that killed 12 people. The affected region is home to one of the largest expat communities.