{"id":4652,"date":"2025-04-08T07:59:16","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T07:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/4652\/"},"modified":"2025-04-08T07:59:16","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T07:59:16","slug":"huge-fire-in-paris-sends-black-smoke-across-city-of-light-as-fire-crews-scramble-to-extinguish-blaze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/4652\/","title":{"rendered":"Huge fire in Paris sends black smoke across city of light as fire crews scramble to extinguish blaze"},"content":{"rendered":"

A MASSIVE inferno has torn through a building in Paris<\/strong>, with flames and thick black smoke rising high into the sky<\/strong> and casting a dark cloud across the capital\u2019s stunning skyline<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The fire, which erupted on Monday afternoon in the 17th Arrondissement, sent plumes of smoke visible from the suburbs to the Eiffel Tower<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Shocking footage showed a building ablaze as flames engulfed the entire structureCredit: X\"Large<\/a><\/p>\n

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A huge plume of black smoke is towering over the city of lightsCredit: Rex\"Smoke<\/a><\/p>\n

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Smoke billows behind the Sacre Coeur Basilica in ParisCredit: AFP<\/p>\n

Dramatic footage shows flames ripping through the structure as cars pass just metres away with drivers staring in disbelief as the building burns.<\/p>\n

Fire crews rushed to stop the flames spreading with fears of another catastrophic blaze like the 2019 Notre-Dame fire<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Paris<\/a> Fire Department deployed around 200 firefighters and 60 engines, along with two aerial platforms, to tackle the blaze, believed to have started in the basement. <\/p>\n

The fire is still not under control and has already forced the closure of a nearby ring road in both directions.<\/p>\n

In a public alert, firefighters warned: “A major fire is currently underway on Boulevard de Douaumont in #Paris17. Avoid the area to let emergency services do their work. Residents, stay cautious.”<\/p>\n

Social media exploded with dramatic images of the smoke cloud towering above the rooftops, some mistaking it at first for an approaching storm. <\/p>\n

From the southern edge of the Champ-de-Mars, visitor Malika from Toulouse told Le Parisien<\/a>: \u201cWhat\u2019s this crazy? That\u2019s not a normal cloud!\u201d<\/p>\n

All employees have reportedly been evacuated, and no injuries have been reported so far, according to the 17th arrondissement town hall.<\/p>\n

The blaze appears to have broken out at the Syctom waste sorting centre, a high-tech facility that opened in June 2019. <\/p>\n

According to Syctom\u2019s website, it is Europe\u2019s leading public operator in domestic waste management, handling over 2.3 million tonnes of municipal waste from six million residents in \u00cele-de-France. <\/p>\n

Moment fire rips through busy market stall as onlookers watch in horror<\/p>\n

The site is designed to process waste from over 900,000 Parisians.<\/p>\n

Onlookers across the city have been posting dramatic images of the smoke cloud rising into the sky, mistaking it at first for storm clouds.<\/p>\n

From the southern edge of the Champ-de-Mars, visitor Malika from Toulouse told Le Parisien: \u201cWhat\u2019s this crazy? That\u2019s not a normal cloud!\u201d<\/p>\n

A nearby ring road was closed in both directions to facilitate emergency operations, and all employees have been evacuated, according to French media reports.<\/p>\n

It comes after the world watched in horror<\/a> as Notre-Dame Cathedral went up in flames nearly five years ago, in one of the most shocking blazes in modern French history<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On April 15, 2019, a fire tore through the 850-year-old landmark, causing the iconic spire to collapse and destroying the roof. <\/p>\n

Flames raged for hours as firefighters battled to save the Gothic masterpiece, eventually rescuing its bell towers and priceless relics, including the Crown of Thorns.<\/p>\n

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A fire truck is seen next to a building on fire, in ParisCredit: Reuters\"Large<\/a><\/p>\n

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The blaze appears to have broken out in the 17th arrondissement\"Large<\/a><\/p>\n

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Around 200 firefighters and 60 engines were sent out to tackle the flames<\/p>\n

The cause was believed to be accidental, linked to renovation works under way at the time.<\/p>\n

French President Emmanuel Macron<\/a> vowed to rebuild the cathedral within five years\u2014prompting a global outpouring of donations, topping \u20ac1 billion. <\/p>\n

Painstaking restoration work followed, reconstructing the complex wooden frame, nicknamed the \u201cforest,\u201d and crafting a replica of the original spire.<\/p>\n

After delays caused by the pandemic<\/a>, the job was completed on schedule. <\/p>\n

Notre-Dame officially reopened on December 7, 2024, in a grand ceremony that marked a proud and emotional moment for France<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, in Brazil, a huge flammable tanker overturned and crashed on a highway<\/a> – drenching cars in a highly-flammable liquid.<\/p>\n

CCTV footage showed the tanker erupting in a massive ball of flame before setting dozens of\u00a0cars<\/a>\u00a0ablaze.<\/p>\n

The loaded truck, understood to be carrying gallons of ethanol, was moving on a highway in Santa Catarina,\u00a0Brazil<\/a>, when it shockingly flipped near the traffic.<\/p>\n

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The 17th arrondissement is in the north of ParisCredit: AFP\"Firefighters<\/a><\/p>\n

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Firefighters work to extinguish the blazeCredit: Reuters<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A MASSIVE inferno has torn through a building in Paris, with flames and thick black smoke rising high…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4653,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[36,12,1411,184,26],"class_list":{"0":"post-4652","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world","8":"tag-france","9":"tag-news","10":"tag-paris","11":"tag-section-newsworld-news","12":"tag-world"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114301289366464217","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4652","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4652"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4652\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4653"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}