A fire broke out in a warehouse south of Paris, and the fire brigade advanced with a hundred men. The world’s largest fruit and vegetable market is affected. Videos impressively show how huge clouds of gray smoke can be seen as far as ten kilometers away from the center of Paris.
In France, south of Paris, a major fire broke out in a warehouse of the world’s largest fruit and vegetable market. As several French online portals unanimously report, the fire broke out for reasons that have not yet been clarified. Photos and videos show how huge clouds of smoke rise into the sky and can still be seen in central Paris, ten kilometers away.
The flames would devastate the southern part of the “Rungis” market, writes the French news site “France Bleu”. The fire brigade was on site with a large contingent and hundreds of emergency services to extinguish the fire. They are confident that the fire will be under control soon. So far, there have been no casualties or injuries, the report said.
The fire poses no danger to the houses in the immediate vicinity because they are at a safe distance from the warehouse. “The fire is very far from homes and in a closed area,” Chevilly-Larue councilor Yacine Ladjici said on Facebook.
Despite this, the fire department warns residents on Twitter to avoid the area and asks for relief supplies to pass through. “Residents, be careful,” the Paris firefighters urge people.
Rungis Market is the largest fresh produce market in the world. A fire broke out in the market’s industrial area at the end of June without injuring anyone or posing an immediate threat. At that time, the culprit was an oven fire that spread through a catalytic converter. The Rungis National Interest Market (MIN), the largest wholesale market in the world, covers 234 hectares. It is seven kilometers south of Paris in the suburb of Val-de-Marne.
