Planes sent to tackle wildfires of 'exceptional scale' near Paris

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Two firefighting planes have been deployed to the Paris region to combat a large wildfire in the Fontainebleau forest, located approximately 60 kilometers southeast of the city. Officials have described the blaze as "virulent" and of "exceptional scale," with it having already spread across 800 hectares by Monday morning. The fire has caused partial closures of the main north-south highway, impacting summer travel. This deployment marks the first time firefighting planes have been sent from southern France to address fires in the Paris region, which is currently experiencing its third heatwave of the year. Two helicopters and an observation aircraft have also been dispatched to assist in efforts to save lives and property.

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The aim is to save lives and property.

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The Paris region is suffering through its third heatwave this year.

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The Fontainebleau forest blaze was described by officials as 'virulent' and of 'exceptional scale'.

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Two firefighting planes were sent to tackle a large wildfire south of Paris in the Fontainebleau forest.

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The fire had raced across 800 hectares and was still spreading.

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Two firefighting planes have been rushed to the Paris-region" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="152487" data-entity-type="location">Paris region to tackle a large wildfire south of the French capital. The Fontainebleau forest blaze, described by officials as "virulent" and of "exceptional scale", partially closed the country's main north-south highway, disrupting traffic during the first major weekend getaway of the summer. Early on Monday, officials said the fire had raced across 800 hectares and was still spreading in the forest, about 40 miles (60km) south-east of the city of Paris.The Paris-region" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="152487" data-entity-type="location">Paris region is suffering through its third heatwave this year during a summer in which temperature records have broken in several countries across Europe. It was the first time firefighting planes had been sent up from the normally drier and hotter south of the country to tackle fires in the Paris-region" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="152487" data-entity-type="location">Paris region, Eric Brocardi, of France's national federation of firefighters, said.Two firefighting helicopters and an observation aircraft had also been deployed, he added, according to France-presse" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="164186" data-entity-type="organization">Agence-France-Presse."The aim is to save lives and property," he was quoted as saying.

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