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SECURITYJul 13 · 02:57 UTCTHE GUARDIAN WORLDGuardian staff and agencies

Fire bomber planes battle Fointaineblue forest blaze near Paris

A wildfire in the Fontainebleau forest near Paris burned over 800 hectares, prompting evacuations, highway closures, and rail disruptions. French officials deployed two firefighting planes to combat the 'exceptional scale' blaze, which spread rapidly during a heatwave-affected summer travel weekend.

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