A thick plume of black smoke and large flames escaping from the windows of a building on Avenue Choisy, in Paris. A fire broke out at the end of the afternoon, the town hall of the 13th arrondissement told France Bleu Paris.
One hundred firefighters were sent to the scene, according to police. The fire was extinguished around 8:00 p.m. and there were no victims, a firefighters spokesperson told France Bleu Paris. One person was very slightly injured after inhaling smoke, this source specifies. The person was treated on site, according to the town hall.
In the video sent to France Bleu Paris by a resident, we see flames and thick black smoke escaping through the windows. “It’s impressive and intense”comments this resident who lives just opposite. According to firefighters, the fire started from the sixth floor of the building and then spread.
Traffic is interrupted around the building, located at 151 avenue de Choisy, opposite the park, indicates on X (ex-Twitter) the mayor of the 13th arrondissement, Jérôme Coumet.
2023-09-16 11:05:53
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