An industrial waste warehouse in northeastern France caught fire on Sunday, spewing foul smoke that gave residents headaches and caused authorities to briefly urge some 30,000 people to remain indoors.
The major fire that broke out in northern Paris on Monday evening had been contained by Tuesday morning, authorities said. However, dozens of firefighters have remained on site and the public were asked to stay away from the area.
A major fire broke out at a historic church in northern France early on Monday, with its bell tower collapsing as a result of the blaze, officials said.
An apartment building blaze early Thursday killed seven people in the southern French city of Nice and police were investigating the fire as a possible arson, authorities said.
A fire broke out on Thursday in the spire of the cathedral in northern French city Rouen, its mayor said, sharing a photo of a column of smoke rising from the Gothic landmark.
French prosecutors said on Friday they had opened a manslaughter investigation into the death of 11 people in a fire in a holiday home which failed to meet safety standards.
A holiday home in France where 11 people were killed in a fire was flouting the fire security standards required for such a property, a prosecutor said on Thursday.
Eleven people are confirmed to have died in a fire at a holiday lodging in eastern France, being used by a group of adults with learning disabilities, deputy prosecutor for the region Nathalie Kielwasser told reporters on Wednesday.
Five children including a three-year-old were among 10 people killed when a fire broke out in a seven-storey apartment building in a suburb of the French city of Lyon, the government said on Friday.
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday praised efforts made to rebuild the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris, saying continued mobilisation was needed to meet the government's target of restoring the landmark within three years.
Snuggling up in front of the fire or log burner with a glass of wine is one of the highlights of countryside living for many, but a proposed new environmental law aim to change their use in France. Here's what is happening.
On the evening of April 15th 2019, France and the world watched transfixed in horror as flames ravaged Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris, fearful that the heritage landmark could be lost to humanity forever.
A volunteer assistant suspected of
setting a French cathedral on fire was rearrested, then indicted and detained
in pre-trial custody by prosecutors overnight Saturday to Sunday.
Paris police arrested dozens of protesters on Friday who burnt scooters and bins outside a concert venue hosting a Congolese singer they accuse of giving a voice to the Kinshasa regime.
Professional firefighters in France have been holding a series of protests, which on Tuesday lead to violent clashes with police in Paris, but what's it all about?
A woman with a history of psychiatric problems has been charged with starting a fire in a Paris apartment building in which ten people died, French prosecutors said.
The woman suspected of setting fire to a Paris apartment building in which 10 people died had only just been released from a psychiatric ward, sources close to the investigation said Wednesday.
