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Eiffel Tower Reopens After Blaze; Heat Exhaustion in Elevator Suspected Cause
The iconic Eiffel Tower has been reopened to the public following a fire that broke out earlier today, French media outlets report. According to Bild, a leading German newspaper, the blaze has been extinguished, but rescue services remain at the scene.
The fire is believed to have started in the tower’s elevator, with a witness on social media platform X claiming that emergency services had difficulty accessing the affected area. Boulevard Voltaire, a French news source, estimates that around 1,200 people were evacuated and suggests that the cause of the fire was an overheated elevator motor.
