A major fire that broke out overnight Sunday into Monday, October 11–12, destroyed the Marché des Enfants Rouges, one of Paris's best-known historic market sites.
The market, located in the French capital's third arrondissement, sustained severe damage, and according to initial reports the covered structure was almost completely destroyed.
Fire crews were called to the scene at 4:15 a.m. In the early morning hours, Deputy Chief Pierre de Bouvière, one of the fire commanders on site, said the covered market had been destroyed entirely and that nothing remained of it in its previous form. According to him, part of the building's metal frame collapsed inward as a result of the flames.
The mayor of central Paris, Ariel Weil, announced that the fire had been brought under control, but described said that the market that had been completely destroyed. He called on residents to avoid the area around Rue de Bretagne, near the market.
According to reports, one firefighter was injured during the operation. At the time of the initial reports, no other casualties were reported. The mayor noted that the fire had been prevented from spreading to neighboring buildings and that they sustained no damage as a result of the blaze. Police are investigating the circumstances of the incident.
