Firefighters battling blaze near Eiffel Tower

ANKARA

A fire broke out on Sunday near the iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris, according to local media reports.

Firefighters are on the scene after a fire broke out in a building on Delessert Boulevard, leading to Trocadero Square on the opposite side of the River Seine, French broadcaster BFMTV reported.

Police took security measures in the area while efforts to extinguish the fire continue, added the report.