Nearly 1,000 hectares burnt in fire near Paris: official

A wildfire in in the Fontainebleau forest south of Paris has burnt nearly 1,000 hectares (over 2,470 acres) since Sunday, an official said.

“It is obviously very significant,” said director general of civil security Julien Marion, of the blaze in the sprawling forest, about 60 kilometres (40 miles) southeast of Paris, a former royal hunting preserve that today is dotted with quiet villages.