Thick black smoke billowed over Paris after a fire broke out in a warehouse at a major market that supplies the French capital and surrounding areas with the bulk of its fresh food and is the largest of its kind in the world. .
Firefighters urged people to avoid the area in the southern suburbs of Paris as they battled a blaze that broke out in a warehouse at the Rungis international market, the Associated Press reported.
Paris fire department spokesman Marc Le Moy said no injuries were reported, noting that the fire was contained and there was no risk of it spreading from the warehouse, which covers an area the size of a football field. with an area of 7000 square meters
He added: The cause of the fire is “known”, but it is being investigated.
The large wholesale market is a real city in itself, employing over 12,000 people and stocking warehouses full of fruit, vegetables, seafood, meat, dairy and flowers from all over France and the world.
Source: Lebanon Debate
