Overview
- An early-morning fire broke out at the Marché du Soleil on Thursday, September 10, 2026, destroying roughly 500 square meters of the market.
- About 100 marins-pompiers and nearly 30 vehicles responded to the scene and 71 people, including 21 children, were evacuated and reported unharmed.
- By morning the blaze was reported as brought under control but not yet fully extinguished, with Avenue Camille-Pelletan covered in firefighting foam and the area cordoned off.
- Officials said the cause remains under investigation, that the site had been under close surveillance for fire risk, and that the recent court-ordered permanent closure and state seizure likely limited harm.
- The Marché du Soleil is a decades-old bazaar long linked to safety and counterfeiting concerns; authorities plan structural assessments and legal follow-up while nearby school operations and traffic remain disrupted.