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Paris firefighters say a section of the city’s main science museum is ablaze and two firefighters have been injured fighting the flames. A fire has damaged multiple levels of the main science museum in Paris, and two firefighters have been injured fighting the flames.
Commander Gabriel Plussaid the fire broke out in a section of the Cité des Sciences that is under construction. He said the adjacent exhibit halls and the museum’s Imax movie theatre had not caught fire but there remained a risk that the blaze could spread. The blaze broke out overnight in a section of the Cité des Sciences that is under construction, Commander Gabriel Plus said. The cause of the fire is unclear.
The fire broke out overnight and the cause is as yet unclear.The museum in north-east Paris houses interactive children’s exhibits as well as exhibits on space, light and geology. It raged for several hours, prompting concerns that adjacent exhibit halls and the museum’s IMax film theatre could also catch fire. But by midmorning, more than 100 firefighters had brought the blaze under control, Plus said.
The museum will stay closed on Thursday and firefighting teams will continue to monitor for other fire risks.
The sprawling museum complex in north-east Paris houses interactive children’s exhibits as well as exhibits on space, light and geology.
One of the firefighters was hospitalised with extreme heat exposure while the other suffered from smoke inhalation, Plus said.