Emergency personnel is seen at the scene of a fire next to the entrance of the Gare de Lyon railway station in Paris, France, February 28, 2020. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
PARIS (Reuters) – A major fire was ongoing on Friday in the area of the Gare de Lyon railway station in southeastern Paris.
French police said on Twitter that the railway station was being evacuated, without elaborating on the causes of the fire.
A Reuters witness saw huge clouds of black smoke billowing over the station and several fire trucks were in the area.
Reporting by Jean-Philippe Lefief; Writing by Matthieu Protard; Editing by Louise Heavens
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