According to AFP images, a fire of unknown origin broke out in a building in central Paris on Wednesday, partially collapsing.

“The fire continues on rue Saint-Jacques in the 5th arrondissement of Paris. The Paris fire brigade is responding. Please do not disturb them and avoid the area,” Interior Minister Gérald Darmanen tweeted.

“Intervention in progress in district 5. Avoid the area and allow emergency services and police to intervene,” the police prefecture tweeted.

A picture taken by an AFP photographer shows a plume of smoke and flames rising from the ruins of the building.

According to the Paris prosecutor’s office, “a building caught fire and partially collapsed” on rue Saint-Jacques, near the Notre-Dame du Val-de-Grace church, and a first preliminary assessment showed that “one person was injured and injured.” guardianship”.

“At this stage, it is impossible to establish the cause of the fire,” the Prosecutor General noted.