# Paris Market Fire

> Paris’s oldest food market destroyed in overnight fire.
- Title: Paris Market Fire · euronews | Shortify
- Summary: Paris’s oldest food market destroyed in overnight fire. Paris’s Marché des Enfants Rouges, founded in 1615, was gutted by a fire that destroyed stalls and…
- Keywords: paris, marche des enfants rouges, fire, disaster, heritage, history, food market, news, world, politics, Market, euronews
- Source: euronews — https://euronews.com/video/2026/10/12/pariss-oldest-covered-food-market-gutted-by-major-overnight-fire
- Published: 2026-10-12T13:52:33+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: paris, marche des enfants rouges, fire, disaster, heritage, history, food market, news, world, politics
## Fire destroys Paris market
Paris’s oldest covered food market gutted by major overnight fire.
## Market may close months
The market could remain closed for months after the fire destroyed its stalls and caused part of its metal structure to collapse.
## Historic market destroyed
Founded in 1615 under Louis XIII, the market was listed as a historic monument since 1982 and ranked fifth in Food & Wine magazine’s 2026 list of the world’s best food markets.
## Key takeaway

Paris’s Marché des Enfants Rouges, founded in 1615, was gutted by a fire that destroyed stalls and may close for months.