Fire destroys Paris's oldest covered food market

Cover image: The Marché Couvert des Enfants Rouges in Paris. © Creative Commons

A fire "completely destroyed" Paris's historic Marché Couvert des Enfants Rouges early Monday, authorities said. The cause of the fire that swept through the capital's oldest covered food market remains unknown.

A fire early on Monday has destroyed the French capital's oldest covered food market, a popular street food venue named after red-clad orphans, authorities said.