Evacuation of people takes place in the French capital from the Louvre. According to TASS agency, this was reported by the visitors to the museum on Twitter.
Paris is incredibly jittery. #Louvre evacuation seems to be panic situation. Will update.
— Cal Perry (@calmsnbc) July 20, 2016
According to them, the announcement of the beginning of the evacuation caused panic among the tens of thousands of people in the halls of the Louvre.
According to preliminary data, fire alarm system went off in one of the rooms. Such systems are commonly used for the substances with prolonged inhalation with a danger to human health.