A fire raging in the historic and much-visited Fontainebleau forest south of Paris on Monday has prompted evacuations and disrupted train and highway traffic. Authorities say the fire, which has destroyed nearly five percent of the 25,000-hectare forest, could have been started by Arson. It comes as the region endures its third heatwave of the summer, with tinder-dry vegetation and high temperatures fueling blazes. FRANCE 24’s Emerald Maxwell reports.
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