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Fire totally destroys oldest covered food market in Paris, authorities say

The Marché Couvert des Enfants Rouges in the Marais district has existed since 1615 and draws its name from the red outfits that orphans wore at a hospital near the market until 1772.

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00:01A fire has destroyed the French capital's oldest covered food market, a popular street food venue
00:08named after red-clad orphans, authorities said on Monday. The Marché Couvert des Enfants Rouges
00:14in the Marais district has existed since 1615 and draws its name from the red outfits that orphans
00:22wore at the hospital near the market until 1772. The cause of the fire is not yet known.
00:30No, the investigation is going to start. For now, the firefighters don't have any certainty or conviction.
00:36We know that it's part of the market because the buildings around the area are relatively protected.
00:40The mayor of the central Paris district, Ariel Vail, said he was relieved, the fire was under control and the
00:47worst has been avoided.
00:50The worst, what was the worst, is the imprisonment of the adjacent buildings.
00:54It's terrible for the Marché des Enfants Rouges. We are devastated. There are a number of merchants.
01:11The fire broke out at 3 a.m. on the night between Sunday and Monday. A thousand square meters were
01:17destroyed by the flames.
01:18The Eamp 있어서 of theochew skies are destroyed by the flames.

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