🔻A historic food market in Paris was completely destroyed by fire.

According to French media, at around 3 a.m. on Monday, 20 Mehr (12 October), the oldest covered food market in Paris was hit by a large fire.

Ariel Weil, the mayor of central Paris, said that the “Marché des Enfants Rouges” market was completely destroyed.

The market was established in 1615 during the reign of Louis XIII in the upscale district of “Marais.” The market’s name comes from an orphanage nearby where children wore red clothes.

Firefighters were busy containing the fire for several hours. The cause of the incident is not yet known.