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"French firefighters are tackling a blaze of unprecedented scale sweeping
through Fontainebleau forest south-east of Paris, while in southern Spain the
prime minister visited the scene of a deadly wildfire and warned: “The climate
emergency kills.”
The fire in Fontainebleau, a one-time royal hunting preserve about 40 miles
(60km) from the French capital that today is dotted with villages, began late
on Sunday afternoon. The blaze, which is unusual in its proximity to Paris,
raced across about 800 hectares (2,000 acres) of forest.
By Monday afternoon it had not been contained and “continued to progress
moderately”, said Pierre Ory, the prefect of the Seine-et-Marne department. The
Paris region remains under the highest heatwave alert.
The mayor of Fontainebleau, Julien Gondard, said he was shocked and angered.
“This exceptional area is consumed by flames, we’ve never seen anything like
this,” he told the local TV station ICI Paris Île-de-France. “The forest is
fragile and it’s in a critical condition.”
Fire officials said it could take several days to several weeks to fully
contain the fire. They described it as “very virulent” and of “exceptional
scale”."
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*** Xanni ***
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