A near tragedy in Paris where an accident struck one of the city's symbols.
The blades of the Moulin Rouge broke off and fell onto the street. The circumstance was confirmed by the firefighters.
No injuries were reported, and - the authorities explain - there is no risk of further collapses.
At the moment the causes of what happened between 2 and 3 last night are unknown and the facade of the building was also damaged.
The fall of the shovels caused the detachment of three of the large neon letters that form the name of the famous cabaret located on the roof of the building. In fact, the letters "M", "O" and "U", i.e. the first three of the word "Moulin", also ended up on the ground. The shovels remained in the street - covered by a green tarpaulin - until 8am. , when they were removed by the authorities In addition to the Paris fire brigade, the National Police and a team from the Municipal Police and the Prevention Department also intervened on the scene, said Kévin Havet, deputy security manager of the 18th arrondissement municipality. of the capital.
(Unioneonline/ss)