"We must proscribe any source of fire in the forest. Cigarettes and stoves during bivouacs are prohibited. This is common sense. Do not throw cigarette butts out the car window. We spend our time doing prevention with people... On this hot and dry Pentecost weekend, while walkers flock to the 25,000 hectares of the forest of Fontainebleau, the commander of the fire brigade Christophe Rivoire, head of rescue operations to overcome the fire that occurred Sunday at midday in Barbizon in the Mare-aux-Biches sector, does not have the heart to laugh. If the 80 firefighters involved managed to fix the fire around 21 p.m., it is too early this Monday to claim victory.
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