Some 1,200 people had to be evacuated from the Eiffel Tower after a fire broke out at the iconic Paris landmark. French police told local media that flames were spotted in the elevator shaft between the first and second floors.

The Eiffel Tower was on fire this morning, according to witnesses and French news outlets. Firefighters were ‘unable to access the flames’ inside the lift shaft between the ground and first floors, Frontières reported at 10.

The Mirror has reported that the source of the fire has been found.

The Eiffel Tower has been evacuated following reports of a fire, French media has said. They reported that a fire had been spotted in one of the Paris landmark's elevator shafts and people had been evacuated for their own safety, before adding that the fire had since been put out.

An evacuation has taken place at the Eiffel Tower in Paris with reports that the iconic structure in the French capital is on fire and emergency services are at the scene

Follow below for live updates... The Eiffel Tower blaze happened only hours after a separate fire occurred at 1 rue de la Pépinière, The Express reported. This is opposite the Cour de Rome, and nearly two miles north east of the Eiffel Tower. Footage showed flames on the seventh floor of the building at around 9am this morning.

The Eiffel Tower was temporarily evacuated on Tuesday after a short circuit hit the Parisian landmark. The fire alarm was triggered in the morning due to a short circuit in a lift shaft, reported French broadcaster BFMTV.

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