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Paris Fire Makes People Leave Homes

natureJuly 15, 2026·122 words·2 min read

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Paris Fire Makes People Leave Homes
A big fire has burned a forest near Paris. It is the Fontainebleau forest. The fire started on Sunday afternoon. People had to leave about 900 homes. Around 400 firefighters worked to stop the fire. Planes dropped water on the flames. No houses burned. Nobody was hurt.
A minister said someone may have started the fire. He said it began in about ten places at the same time. Two people were arrested.
The weather is very hot in France now. It is the third heatwave in Paris this year. A heatwave is a long time of very hot days. The fire closed part of a big road. Fast trains also stopped. Officials said the fire may not stop for days or weeks.

Key Vocabulary

n.
a big place with many trees
n.
a person whose job is to stop fires
n.
the hot bright part of a fire
n.
a person who leads part of a government
v.
be taken away by the police
n.
a long time of very hot days
n.
a person with an important job in the government
Vocabulary Translations· 7 words · 12 languages

Every definition is context-aware — translated based on how the word is used in this article, not a dictionary.

forestn.

a big place with many trees

rừngfloresta森、森林ormanbosquelasغابةbosлес森林숲, 삼림
firefightern.

a person whose job is to stop fires

lính cứu hỏabombeiro消防士itfaiyecibomberostrażakرجل إطفاءbrandweermanпожарный消防员소방관
flamen.

the hot bright part of a fire

ngọn lửachamas炎、火の手alevllamaspłomienieألسنة اللهبvlammenпламя火焰불길, 화염
ministern.

a person who leads part of a government

bộ trưởngministro大臣bakanministroministerوزيرministerминистр部长,大臣장관
arrestv.

be taken away by the police

bị bắt giữser detido, preso (pela polícia)逮捕されるtutuklanmak, gözaltına alınmakser detenido, arrestadozostać aresztowanym, zatrzymanymيُعتقل، يُقبض عليهgearresteerd wordenбыть арестованным, задержанным被逮捕,被拘留체포되다
heatwaven.

a long time of very hot days

đợt nắng nóngonda de calor熱波(暑い日が長く続くこと)sıcak hava dalgasıola de calorfala upałówموجة حرhittegolfволна жары热浪(持续多天的酷热)폭염 (더운 날이 오래 이어짐)
officialn.

a person with an important job in the government

quan chứcautoridades, funcionários públicos当局者、役人yetkili, görevlifuncionarios, autoridadesurzędnicy, władzeمسؤولونambtenaren, autoriteitenофициальные лица, чиновники官员,当局당국자, 관리

Check Your Understanding

Question 1: True or False

1

The fire began at night.

2

People had to leave about 900 homes.

3

Nobody was hurt.

4

Many houses burned in the fire.

Question 2: Multiple Choice

What did the fire do to a big road?

Question 3: Multiple Choice

What did the minister say about the fire?

Question 4: Matching

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Question 5: Fill in the Blank

Planes flew over the fire and put water on the ______ below.

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