Huge blaze rips through buildings near the opera house Palais Garnier in the centre of Paris
- Fire broke out in building on Bouvelard des Capucines, Paris
- Prefecture de Police have told people to avoid the area
- The fire near the Place de L’Opera sent plumes of smoke rising into the air
A large fire broke out in a building in Paris on Saturday near the Place de L’Opera square.
The building on Boulevard des Capucines, near the Place de L’Opera square, erupted into flames and sent clouds of smoke rising into the air.
In a statement on Twitter the Prefecture de Police said: ‘Firemen are intervening, avoid the area.’
It was not immediately clear what the cause of the fire was.
A large fire broke out in a building on Boulevard des Capucines, near the Place de L’Opera Square
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