The Eiffel Tower was on fire this morning, according to witnesses and French news outlets.
Firefighters were ‘unable to access the flames’ inside the elevator shaft between the ground and first floors, Frontières reported at 10.35am.
A police source told Boulevard Voltaire just after midday local time that the fire had been extinguished.
Some 1,200 people were evacuated. The cause of the fire was a cable overheating, an insider claimed.
One witness said on X: ‘We were asked to evacuate immediately.’
The Eiffel Tower in Champ de Mars sees up to 25,000 visitors a day.
The Paris Fire Brigade and the Eiffel Tower customer service team have been approached for comment.
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