Fire breaks out near Place de L'Opera in central Paris
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[November 20, 2021]
PARIS
(Reuters) - A large fire broke out in a building on boulevard des
Capucines, near the Place de L'Opera square in central Paris on
Saturday, sending clouds of smoke rising into the air. |
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Fire and smoke come out of a building near Place de l'Opera in Paris,
France, November 20, 2021 in this still image obtained from a social
media video. @alex_grandremy/via REUTERS |
"Firemen are intervening, avoid the area," the Prefecture de
Police said in a statement on Twitter.
It was not immediately clear what caused the fire.
(Reporting by Dominique Vidalon, Benoit Tessier; Editing by
Andrew Heavens)
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