A fire broke out in a building in central Paris on Wednesday (September 10) and several firefighters were sent to the scene to respond.

Police evacuated the people present in the building and cordoned off the area.

The blaze started while a "Block Everything" protest was happening nearby.

The “Block Everything” movement led to several protest actions across France on Wednesday.

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PARIS, FRANCE (SEPTEMBER 10, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all)

1. POLICE RUNNING INTO RESTAURANT WHERE FIRE IS BREAKING / POLICE ENTERING RESTAURANT ON FIRE, USING FIRE EXTINGUISHER / POLICE TELLING PEOPLE TO BACK OFF, CLOSING DOOR

2. POLICE SEEN USING FIRE EXTINGUISHER ON FIRE INSIDE RESTAURANT / FIRE SPREADING TOWARD TOP OF BUILDING

3. BUILDING ON FIRE

4. POLICE SURROUNDING BUILDING ON FIRE

5. BUILDING ON FIRE, POLICE USING FIRE EXTINGUISHER

6. BUILDING ON FIRE, MAN WALKING DOWN LADDER ON SIDE OF NEARBY BUILDING

7. VARIOUS OF POLICE NEAR BUILDING ON FIRE

8. VARIOUS OF POLICE NEAR BUILDING ON FIRE, SMOKE

9. TEAR GAS GOING OFF, POLICE CHARGING TOWARD "BLOCK EVERYTHING" PROTESTERS

10. POLICE AMID TEAR GAS

11. POLICE KICKING TEAR GAS CANNISTER

12. VARIOUS OF INJURED PROTESTER BLEEDING ON HEAD IN NEARBY "BLOCK EVERYTHING" PROTEST