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Fire beaks out near Place de L'Opera in central Paris

Published: 20 Nov 2021 - 01:49 pm | Last Updated: 21 Nov 2021 - 07:12 pm
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

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

Reuters

Paris: 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.

"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.