Firefighters continue to tackle huge wildfire near Paris as 900 homes evacuated

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

Firefighters working to put out a forest fire in the forest of Fontainebleau. Picture: GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT / AFP via Getty Images)

French firefighters are tackling a blaze of unprecedented scale sweeping through Fontainebleau forest south-east of Paris, as the Spanish prime minister visited the scene of a deadly wildfire in southern Spain and warned: “The climate emergency kills.” 

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 villages.