Fire destroys Marché des Enfants Rouges, ‘coolest market in Paris’
Ariel Weil, the central Paris mayor, said the Marché des Enfants Rouges had been “totally destroyed” in the blaze, which broke out soon after 3am.
The Guardian reports: Ariel Weil, the central Paris mayor, said the Marché des Enfants Rouges had been “totally destroyed” in the blaze, which broke out soon after 3am.
“The worst was avoided: the fire did not spread to the surrounding buildings,” he said. “But there is a lot of emotion.…
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