(13 Jul 2026)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
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Chartrettes, France (near Fontainebleau, France) – 13 July 2026
1. Various of Canadair planes flying towards Seine river
2. Various of Canadair planes filling up with Seine river water
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Fontainebleau, France – 13 July 2026
3. Planes dropping water on the fire
4. Helicopter passing through rising smoke
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Noisy-sur-École, France (near Fontainebleau, France) – 13 July 2026
5. Various of fire trucks and firefighters
6. SOUNDBITE (French) Sylvain Wdowik, Head of communications for local firefighting unit:
“So, as of now, the fire has covered more than 800 hectares. Therefore, the area is still being estimated. Priority is given to aerial resources for water drops to tackle parts of the fire that are inaccessible to ground personnel. We have reinforcements coming from all over France and they will continue to bolster our numbers throughout the day. Our main priority today is to contain the fire, meaning to stop its spread, but as I speak to you, the fire is still spreading.”
7. Various of firefighters tackling the fire
STORYLINE:
A fire raging in the historic and much-visited Fontainebleau forest south of Paris on Monday prompted evacuations of some residential neighborhoods and disrupted train and highway traffic.
It was among several wildfires in western Europe as the region bakes under its third red-alert heat wave this year.
The Fontainebleau forest fire is unusual for its proximity to the French capital — about 70 kilometers (42 miles).
The region hosts the Fontainebleau Chateau favored by Napoleon and is popular with visitors from Paris and beyond.
Sylvain Wdowik, the head of communications for the local firefighting unit, said the fire had impacted more than 800 hectares (1976 acres) of land.
Two water-dumping planes were deployed over the area along with hundreds of firefighters, another regional fire service spokesperson said.
Large fires in southern France have already scorched thousands of hectares (acres) since last week, disrupting the Tour de France cycling race and stretching firefighting resources.
France is experiencing the peak of its third heat wave of the summer, with temperatures surpassing 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit ) across western and central areas and around 37 C (98 F) in Paris.
AP Video by Alexander Turnbull, Oleg Cetinic
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