Fire destroys Paris's oldest covered food market, the Marché des Enfants Rouges

A fire has destroyed the Marché des Enfants Rouges, Paris's oldest surviving covered food market in the Marais, with no injuries reported.

• The fire broke out around 3am Monday and destroyed the market completely, with no injuries reported.
• Central Paris mayor Ariel Weil said the market was "totally destroyed" and that the fire did not spread to surrounding buildings.
• Paris fire lieutenant colonel Pierre de Bouvier said much of the market's metal structure collapsed and its stalls were destroyed, with the cause unknown.
• More than 150 firefighters and 50 fire trucks battled the blaze, which has been brought under control.