Terror in the middle of the night: the mill wheel suddenly falls from the Moulin Rouge Theater in Paris onto the sidewalk. Fortunatly nobody was hurt.
The mill wheel of the Moulin Rouge variety theater in Paris has fallen from the roof onto the sidewalk. The cause of the incident on Thursday night is still completely unclear, Paris police prefect Laurent Nuñez told broadcaster TF1 this morning.
Moulin Rouge in Paris: Mill wheel suddenly falls off
The area was cordoned off and experts were investigating the security of the building. Pictures showed that the damaged mill wheel was lying in its entirety in front of the cabaret theater. Three letters of the large Moulin Rouge sign were also torn down.
The fallen mill wheel picture alliance / abaca | Abdullah Firas/ABACA
The fallen mill wheel
The mill wheel fell between two and three o’clock at night, when the theater was already closed, the broadcaster BFMTV reported. There is no risk of collapse for the rest of the building. According to the Moulin Rouge, the technology of the mill wheel was checked weekly, but there were no abnormalities. It was the first emergency at the Moulin Rouge since a fire in 1915, after which the cabaret was closed for nine years, the station reported.
Moulin Rouge: Paris’s oldest cabaret is a tourist magnet
The Moulin Rouge, which celebrates its 135th anniversary in October, is the oldest cabaret in Paris and one of the city’s landmarks. The house still shines in sinful red, although the days when it symbolized frivolous Paris are long gone. The audience at the entertainment temple in Montmartre has also changed. The bohemian spirit of yesteryear has given way to tourists from all over the world, and the half-naked dancers no longer only attract men in droves. The Moulin Rouge is one of the most visited attractions in Paris.
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