The town hall roof, particularly its arrow, was affected by a large fire this Monday, January 27. More than 150 firefighters were mobilized to master the disaster, who did not victim or injured.
An important fire broke out this Monday, January 27 at the town hall of the 12th arrondissement of Paris on Monday, January 27. The firefighters were mobilized around 3 am to fight against the flames, which declared themselves at the roof.
“The beams are well blackened, it is no longer due to much,” said a firefighter at BFMTV early on Monday morning. “
On social networks, several Internet users have shared the completely ignited arrow images.
Mobilized on the spot, the prefect of police, Laurent Nuñez, assured that “everything has been done” to prevent the collapse of the arrow. He added that the disaster had not made a victim, the goalkeeper and the people in the town hall having been evacuated.
A “trying” moment
Emmanuelle Pierre-Marie, the mayor of the 12th arrondissement, went there and expressed his emotion in the face of the disaster which affected the historic building.
“To see this town hall in flames will certainly mark for life. This is a lot of emotions,” blows the elected.
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The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, was also by his side. She spoke of a “extremely moving, trying” moment.
“These are exceptional heritage buildings”, which understand “works of art, painting,” she said. “It is a building. But for us, it is much more than a building.”
It also reassured the inhabitants concerning the services provided at the town hall. “We know that it is a town hall that concentrates one of the biggest civil states in France. We are working this morning for the marriages that were planned, for declarations of birth and death”, which will be Treaties at the town hall of the 11th arrondissement.
The fire was under control shortly before 7 a.m. thanks to the mobilization of more than 150 firefighters and 60 devices.
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