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Paris Construction Fire Extinguished as Collapse Risk Persists

This partly wooden shell has been secured for an official probe into how the fire erupted

C'est au sixième étage du bâtiment de bureaux Messager que le feu est parti, ce mardi 15 juillet à Paris.
Un incendie a touché un immeuble dans le 12e arrondissement de Paris ce mardi 15 juillet.

Overview

  • Fire crews declared the blaze out at 1:40 AM on July 16 after hours of battling flames in the eight-story Immeuble Messager.
  • The scorched frame remains at risk of collapse, prompting continuous on-site monitoring by firefighters throughout the day.
  • Architects from the Prefecture of Police are scheduled to assess the stability of the partly wooden office structure.
  • Evacuations of surrounding streets, a nearby hotel and a Leroy-Merlin store ensured no fire-related injuries, though one resident suffered a minor hose-related foot injury.
  • The Immeuble Messager was set to inaugurate SNCF’s six-hectare Les Messageries redevelopment, underscoring fire safety challenges in urban wood-hybrid construction projects.