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Fire ravages building near Paris opera house

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Fire ravages building near Paris opera house
A large fire has broken out near Paris' Place de l'Opéra (Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP)

Police in the French capital have advised people to avoid the Boulevard des Capucines, near Place de l'Opéra, after a building caught fire.

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A large building has caught fire on the Boulevard des Capucines in Paris' 9th arrondissement. 

Images posted on social media show plumes of black smoke coming out of the old haussmanian building as fire engines attend to the blaze.

 

It is not yet clear what the cause of the fire was. 

French police have advised the public to stay away from the area to allow access for fire engines. 

We will be updating this story as we get more information. 

 

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