Firefighters battle flames in Fontainebleau historic forest

Wildfires are tearing through parts of France, and authorities suspect arson. France 24 reports that police have arrested two people in connection with a massive blaze in Fontainebleau, the historic forest southeast of Paris, which has already scorched more than nineteen hundred hectares. As France 24 tells it, the fire has sent the small town into a panic as firefighters battle to bring the flames under control.

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