Seven people are killed and dozens injured as fire tears through eight-storey building in trendy Paris neighbourhood popular with tourists leaving survivors scrambling over roofs to escape
- At least seven people are dead and 27 others hurt after a building fire in Paris
- Blaze tore through eight-storey block in French capital's 16th arrondissement
- Witnesses said survivors had to climb across roofs to escape spreading inferno
- 200 firefighters were on the scene this morning trying to control the flames
Seven people died and another was seriously injured in a building fire in a wealthy Paris neighbourhood on Monday night, the fire service said.
The blaze in the French capital's trendy 16th arrondissement also left 27 people - including three firefighters - with minor injuries.
'The toll could still increase because the fire is still in progress on the 7th and 8th floors' of the eight-storey block, a fire service spokesman told a reporter at the scene.
At least seven people have died in the devastating fire in a wealthy Paris neighbourhood
Some of those affected scrambled on to nearby roofs to escape the smoke and flames, and needed to be rescued by fire crews
Firefighters say the death toll could increase because the fire has still not been extinguished
Fire service spokesman Clement Cognon speaks to the press after a building caught fire in the 16th arrondissement
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Some of those affected scrambled on to nearby roofs to escape the smoke and flames, and needed to be rescued by fire crews.
With landmarks including the Trocadero overlooking the Eiffel Tower, Paris Saint-Germain's home stadium the Parc des Princes, the picturesque Bois de Bologne and an array of upmarket shops and restaurants, the area is popular with tourists.
Fire service spokesman Clement Cognon said earlier: 'We had to carry out many rescues, including some people who had taken refuge on the roofs.'
200 firefighters battled to control the blaze and rescue survivors who fled onto nearby roofs
The riverside 16th arrondissement is close to famous landmarks including the Eiffel Tower
The area is popular with tourists due to its location in the west of the French capital
The block had been evacuated early today but firefighters continued to battle the flames
At approximately 3:30am local time, fire crews had finished evacuating the block on Erlanger Street but were still fighting the flames. Several surrounding buildings were also evacuated.
Around 200 firefighters were still at the scene in the early hours of Tuesday, battling the blaze and treating the injured.
