Huge blaze rips through buildings near the opera house Palais Garnier in the centre of Paris 

Huge blaze rips through buildings near the opera house Palais Garnier in the centre of Paris

• Fire broke out in building on Bouvelard des Capucines, Paris this morning
• Prefecture de Police have told people to avoid the area 
• The fire near the Place de L’Opera sent plumes of smoke rising into the air 
• There are reportedly 100 firefighters tackling the blaze  

By Olivia Devereux-evans For Mailonline

Published: 11:14 GMT, 20 November 2021 | Updated: 11:34 GMT, 20 November 2021

A large fire broke out in a building in Paris on Saturday morning near the Place de L’Opera square.

The building on Boulevard des Capucines, near the Place de L’Opera square, erupted into flames and sent clouds of smoke rising into the air. 

In a statement on Twitter the Prefecture de Police said: ‘Firemen are intervening, avoid the area.’

The fire took hold in the 9th arrondissement of Paris this morning. 

A video posted on Twitter shows the blaze taking hold of the block and claims 100 firefighters have been enlisted to tackle it.

The post also says the fire has been deemed violent and began in an office block, according to M6 Info. 

It was not immediately clear what the cause of the fire was. 

A large fire broke out in a building on Boulevard des Capucines, near the Place de L’Opera Square 

Video posted of the blaze has claimed there are 100 firefighters tackling it 

Plumes of smoke have been seen across central Paris as the fire is put out by firefighters 

The building where the fire took hold is near the Place de L’Opera 

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