France: Wildfires tear though historic forest of Fontainebleau near Paris

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Source: France 24

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 evacuation of around one thousand people. Details by senior reporter Catherine Norris Trent.

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