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Adieu aux ‘Enfants Rouges’: Tears and shock as fire destroys Paris’s oldest covered food market

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Adieu aux ‘Enfants Rouges’: Tears and shock as fire destroys Paris’s oldest covered food market

A devastating blaze destroyed the French capital’s oldest covered food market in the early hours of Monday, stripping Paris of a cherished venue popular with locals and tourists alike. Traders and residents said the destruction of the Enfants Rouges market, named after a 16th-century orphanage, had left them feeling “orphaned” themselves.

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