WorldFire in Fontainebleau: Iconic forest south of Paris engulfed in flames

A wildfire has swept through 800 hectares of the Fontainebleau Forest southeast of Paris. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said during a visit to the scene on Monday that the blaze “could have been intentionally set.” The fire has engulfed part of the iconic forest south of the French capital. His remark raises the possibility that the destruction was caused deliberately, rather than solely by accidental or natural ignition.

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