Firefighting planes scrambled from south of France to tackle huge wildfire near Paris

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Officials say blaze in Fontainebleau forest is of ‘exceptional scale’, with 900 homes evacuated and road and rail links hit

Firefighters are battling a blaze of unprecedented scale sweeping through Fontainebleau forest south-east of Paris.

The fire began late on Sunday afternoon in the one-time royal hunting preserve about 40 miles (60km) from the capital, which today is dotted with quiet villages. The blaze, which is unusual in its proximity to Paris, raced across about 800 hectares (2,000 acres) of forest and was still spreading early on Monday, officials said.

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