The fires of Paris during the Commune were the premeditated destruction of monuments and residential buildings in Paris mainly during Bloody Week, the period when Paris was recaptured by the Versailles army from Sunday 21 May to Sunday 28 May 1871.

The Paris Public Library hosts four murals painted by Texas Jerry Bywaters as part of the New Deal’s Public Works of Art Project (PWAP) in 1934. Two of the panels tell the story of the Great Paris Fire of 1916 and the town's subsequent reconstruction.

The City of Paris Fire Department’s mission is to protect the lives, property, and environment of all people within Paris by preventing the occurrence and minimizing the adverse effects of fires, accidents, and all other emergencies.

Jul 7, 2023 · There have been no reports of any libraries in France being set on fire. The fatal shooting of a 17-year-old boy of Algerian and Moroccan descent by police in a Paris suburb on June 27...

Jan 27, 2025 · French authorities say a fire engulfed the town hall of Paris’ 12th district, causing no casualties but severely damaging the bell tower of the 19th century building.

Jul 5, 2023 · According to CNN Philippines, on the night of May 21, around 11 pm local time, a fire broke out in the historic building that took more than 30 hours to subdue. Authorities said 15 people were hurt, including 11 members of the Bureau of …

Oct 10, 2005 · Although Paris was founded in the mid-1840s, many of its historic structures were lost in a fire that destroyed almost half the town in 1916. The blaze started about five o'clock on the afternoon of March 21, 1916, at the S. J. Long warehouse near the southwest city limits.

Feb 10, 2020 · France has a great story of fire safety and one of the most famous fire safety association is the Paris Fire Brigade. Thanks to a group of offshoot firefighters, the museum of sapeurs-pompiers de Paris was born. Emergency Live brings you on a time machine article!

Paris Fire (The Grand Staircase Entrance), from the series “Paris Incendié” Date: May 1871. Artist: Charles Soulier French, 1840–1875