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One of the top tourist attractions in France has been evacuated during a fire, just weeks before the start of the Paris Olympics.
Footage shows smoke billowing from the rooftop of the Palace of Versailles – one of Europe’s most grandiose buildings – on Tuesday afternoon.
Chaos engulfed the national landmark in the moments after flames were spotted and all visitors were rushed outside.
The former royal residence commissioned by King Louis XIV, located around 15 miles west of the capital, is among the most visited attractions across the country.
A spokesperson confirmed that the flames were swiftly brought under control, but this did not stop conspiracy theories to spread on social media.
They said: ‘Firefighters came. There is no more smoke, no more flames and there is no damage to the collection.’
The Palace of Versailles, just outside of the capital (Picture: Getty)
What caused the fire remains unconfirmed, but there is much speculation that it is somehow connected with the turbulent times France is undergoing amid the snap election less than three weeks away, on June 30.
There is absolutely nothing to support such misinformation, but such claims were quickly repeated online.
President Emmanuel Macron announced his plan to dissolve parliament following a massive loss for his Renaissance party in Sunday’s European Parliament election.
According to initial polls, the far-right National Rally is forecast to win but also fall short of an absolute majority.
Multiple protests took place in the hours after Macron’s announcement in major cities across the country in response to the French electoral results.
Now, users on X are speculating whether the fire in Versailles is somehow linked.
One person tweeted: ‘In the Macron mandate every time dark events are coming there is a fire on an important symbol of France.’
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