The Eiffel Tower was temporarily evacuated on Tuesday after a short circuit hit the Parisian landmark. The fire alarm was triggered in the morning due to a short circuit in a lift shaft, reported French broadcaster BFMTV.

The Eiffel Tower has been evacuated following reports of a fire, French media has said. They reported that a fire had been spotted in one of the Paris landmark's elevator shafts and people had been evacuated for their own safety, before adding that the fire had since been put out.

The entire tower was closed temporarily, but access to the first two floors was quickly restored, according to Newsweek.

The Eiffel Tower was evacuated today after a fire alarm was triggered by a technical issue, with tourists safely escorted off the premises.

The Eiffel Tower was evacuated this morning after a fire alarm was sounded at the iconic landmark. It was reported that a blaze had broken out in the lift shaft between the first and second floor of the iconic tower in Paris, France. Around 1,200 visitors were rushed out of the building shortly after 10.30am.

An evacuation has taken place at the Eiffel Tower in Paris after a short circuit at the iconic structure in the French capital and emergency services rushed to the scene with reports of a fire

The Eiffel Tower in Paris has been evacuated as a fire breaks out at the iconic structure with emergency services trying to tackle the flames and tourists being led away

Some 1,200 people had to be evacuated from the Eiffel Tower after a fire broke out at the iconic Paris landmark. French police told local media that flames were spotted in the elevator shaft between the first and second floors.

Around 1,200 visitors were evacuated from the Eiffel Tower on Christmas Eve after a fire alarm was triggered at the iconic Paris landmark. The incident occurred shortly after 10.30am when the alarm sounded,