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Fire breaks out at Eiffel Tower, tourists evacuated

24 December 2024 16:27 (UTC +04:00)

A fire has broken out at the Eiffel Tower in Paris with people evacuated, APA reports citing Mirror.

Emergency services are on the scene and are tackling the flames while tourists have been led away from the iconic structure in the French capital.

People have said that the Eiffel Tower is currently closed while the operation is underway to put out the blaze with firefighters originally said to have been struggling to get to the source of the fire.

The blaze is understood to have been burning in the elevator shaft between the first and second floor of the tower.

Paris is still haunted by the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral, with thick plumes of smoke going into the air in 2019. This month the first Mass was hosted after the church was rebuilt and it has become a powerful symbol of Paris’ resilience.

Notre Dame’s journey from ruin to resurrection was defined by extraordinary craftsmanship, nearly £1billion in global donations and a collective, unyielding determination to rebuild.