Firefighters who arrived at Paris's Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie on Thursday morning were struggling to control a huge blaze that is threatening 10,000 square meters of the museum's territory.
Incendie #CitéDesSciences 6 étages touchés. 10 000 m2 menacés. 120 pompiers mobilisés. #Paris @RTLFrance pic.twitter.com/SrhI3mc7em
— Jacques Serais (@jacquesSerais) 20 августа 2015
According to reports, around 30 fire trucks and 120 firefighters were tackling the blaze, which affects six floors of the museum.
Pas de flammes mais #incendie en cours #CitédesSciences #Paris bcp de fumés ds 6000m2 2 pompiers intoxiqués legers pic.twitter.com/S42mG6N0Rp
— France Bleu 107.1 (@FBleu1071) 20 августа 2015
Two firefighters have reportedly sustained injuries due to smoke inhalation.
#Paris > Un incendie s'est déclaré cette nuit à la #CitéDesSciences. Intervention des pompiers toujours en cours. pic.twitter.com/nhaNTCumzn
— iTELE (@itele) 20 августа 2015
La Cité des sciences sera exceptionnellement fermée aujourd'hui, merci pour votre compréhension
— Cité des sciences (@citedessciences) 20 августа 2015
'The museum is closed today due to exceptional circumstances, thank you for your understanding.'
The blaze began at the before dawn on Thursday at the museum, the biggest in Europe devoted to science, which is located in the northeast of Paris and receives around 5 million visitors each year.
