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FONTAINEBLEAU, France (AP) \u2014 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. <\/p>\n

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It was among several wildfires<\/span> in western Europe as the region bakes under its third red-alert heat wave<\/span> this year.<\/p>\n

In Spain, 10 people were still unaccounted for Monday from a fire that ripped through a remote southern expatriate community<\/span> last week, killing 13 people in one of the country\u2019s deadliest blazes.<\/p>\n

The Fontainebleau forest fire is unusual for its proximity to the French capital \u2014 about 70 kilometers (42 miles). The region hosts the Fontainebleau Chateau favored by Napoleon and is popular with visitors from Paris and beyond.<\/p>\n

French President Emmanuel Macron said all necessary means were being deployed to fight the fire of \u2033exceptional scale.\u201d<\/p>\n

Two water-dumping planes were deployed over the area along with hundreds of firefighters, regional fire service spokesperson Paul Laurain told public broadcaster France-Info.<\/p>\n

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The head of the regional administration, Pierre Ory, told French media that an investigation is under way and that arson was being considered a possibility. <\/p>\n

A new fire has broken out in another section of the forest, Ory said. The initial fire is still not contained and was continuing to spread at a moderate rate.<\/p>\n

\u201cWinds are turning, which is significantly complicating the work of the firefighters,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Trains to and from the bustling Gare de Lyon train station were disrupted late Sunday but were returning to normal Monday morning. A section of the busy A6 highway leading southeast of Paris was shut down because of fire risk.<\/p>\n

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Large fires in southern France<\/span> have already scorched thousands of hectares (acres) since last week, disrupting the Tour de France<\/span> cycling race and stretching firefighting resources.<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

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Spain reeling from deadly wildfire<\/h2>\n

A 93-year-old British national died Sunday in a hospital from injuries sustained in the Los Gallardos wildfire<\/span>, elevating the death toll to 13.<\/p>\n

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro S\u00e1nchez was expected to visit the site of the fire on Monday. Regional authorities said the blaze was contained Sunday after affecting some 70 square kilometers (27 square miles) of forest and farmland \u2014 larger than the size of Manhattan.<\/p>\n

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