Huge fire breaks out in northeast Paris, slightly injuring 2 firefighters

A huge fire broke out in the small hours of Thursday at the Cite des Sciences, northeast Paris, local media reported.

As many as 120 firefighters are on site to put out the fire, among them two are slightly injured by heat and smoke, according to BFMTV. They were called around 02:30 local time.

The building on fire is still under construction, and firefighters are working in very difficult conditions due to the size of the fire, explained commander Gabriel Plus, spokesman of Paris Fire Department, to BFMTV.

"The alarm was raised by security teams 'rather late'," he added.

So far, the cause of the fire is still unknown, and the traffic is normal except that the tramway 3b, which passes just several hundred meters from the fire, is temporarily shut down.