A fire breaks out near the Place de L’Opera in central Paris

Paris, France (Reuters) – This Saturday a large fire broke out in a building on the boulevard des Capucines, near the Place de L’Opera square in central Paris, sending clouds of smoke into the air.

“The firefighters are intervening, avoid the area,” said the Police Prefecture in a statement on Twitter.

It was not immediately clear what caused the fire.

This is a developing story and will be updated.