A fire has erupted at the Eiffel Tower in Paris, prompting an evacuation of tourists as emergency services rush to the scene. Emergency services are on the scene and are tackling the flames while tourists have been led away from the iconic structure in the French capital,News.Az reports, citing foreign media.

People have said that the Eiffel Tower is currently closed while the operation is underway to put out the blaze with firefighters originally said to have been struggling to get to the source of the fire. The blaze is understood to have been burning in the elevator shaft between the first and second floor of the tower.