A huge fire has erupted in central Paris - three years after Notre Dame Cathedral went up in flames.
The fire is believed to be along the Boulevard Saint-Germain, close to Paris' Latin Quarter, on the left bank of the Seine.
It started after an electric city bus caught alight - with shocking clips showing the the vehicle being ravaged by flames.
Other images shared on social media show clouds of thick black smoke rising above the French capital.
One man wrote: "The bus is completely charred, the firefighters and the police are intervening.
"Watch out for ashes and smoke."
Other witnesses described hearing "several loud bangs" in the area. A spokesperson for the Paris police tweeted: "Bus fire in place #Maubert with heavy smoke. The emergency services are intervening, avoid the area."
The fire is now thought to be under control, with a large firefighter presence still remaining in the area.
No casualties have been recorded, RTL France reports.
Notre Dame Cathedral caught fire three years ago on April 15 2019, with the historic building still undergoing repairs in 2022.
The exact cause of the blaze was not determined, but investigators believe an electrical short-circuit was the most likely behind it.
More than 400 firefighters battled the flames to save the main structure and towers during the Holy Week of Easter.
Craftsmen from Le Bras Freres had been working on the 850-year-old site before the fire took hold.
French President Emmanuel Macron, promised Notre Dame would rise from the ashes in the immediate aftermath.
Last year it was announced that the temporary structures built to secure the cathedral's towers, vaults, and walls were complete, with the full reconstruction effort now able to begin.
