An important fire broke out at the town hall of the 12th arrondissement of Paris, on the night of Sunday to Monday. It is a “roof fire”, as the prefect of police laurent Nuñez said on the spot at BFMTV microphone. No victim is to be deplored.
“Extremely important means” have been deployed, he explains, with sixty devices and nearly 150 firefighters “committed. The flames, which ignited the Campanile of the building, about thirty meters high, were finally under control shortly before 7 am, a spokesperson for the Paris fire brigade told AFP. Seven fire spears and ladders have also been deployed, according to this source.
The firefighters were called on the spot at night, at 3:20 am, said the police prefect. The arrow “threatens to collapse,” he added during his situation point, quoted by Franceinfo.
-“When I arrived at 6:15 am, the firefighters had already undergone the fire, testifies to the Parisian a cleaning agent of the city of Paris. But they are still there because it may collapse I think. It makes a pinch in the heart, because it reminds Notre Dame. These are the same images, with an arrow that threatens to collapse. »»
According to a neighborhood counselor, “three -quarters of the town hall” are “open” following the loss. This Monday morning, the whole sector remains blocked. Firefighters still focus on the arrow they continue to water regularly. »»
