Officials have launched an inquiry into the cause of a major fire that destroyed Paris's oldest covered food market, the Marché des Enfants Rouges, in the early hours of Monday, 12 October. Firefighters were alerted at about 4.15am, according to reporting from the scene.
The blaze tore through the historic market on Rue de Bretagne in the city's 3rd arrondissement. French media reported that the fire broke out at about 3am, although the precise start time has not been formally established.
