Fontainebleau wildfire contained but not
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Fontainebleau wildfire contained but not extinguished, French officials say

The fire that broke out in the Fontainebleau forest south of Paris this weekend is “limited” as of Tuesday evening. But it is not extinguished - many days of work remain.

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This is stated by Pierre Ory, prefect of the Seine-et-Marne department.

On Monday, a smaller fire broke out in another part of the forest, and together the two fires have burned through around 2,000 hectares of land, French media report. Around 1,000 people have been evacuated from their homes.

600 firefighters are working to extinguish the fires. Firefighting aircraft have been deployed in attempts to bring the fires under control.

On Monday, two people were arrested on suspicion of starting the fires in Fontainebleau.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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