Fires of Suspicion: The Blazing Question in France As the Fontainebleau forest blaze continues to rage south of Paris, French authorities are grappling with a disturbing possibility: that this latest wildfire may not have been an accident.
Interior Minister Laurent Nunez has suggested that the fire might have been deliberately set, sending shockwaves through the country and beyond. The scale of the disaster is staggering.
Over 800 hectares of forest have been consumed by flames, forcing the partial closure of France's main north south highway.