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More than 15 supercars have reportedly been destroyed, causing an estimated £4 million worth of damage, following a huge blaze in an underground car park in Paris.

The fire, in the five-storey underground garage of the iconic Ritz Hotel, in Place Vendome, is believed to have started when a Ferrari collided with a scooter and caught fire.

Flames spread rapidly to vehicles parked nearby in the garage, which has 1,600 spaces and houses luxury sports cars including Ferraris, Lamborghinis and Maseratis.

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The super rich Place Vendome, which is home to the French Ministry of Justice, was evacuated as around 100 firefighters tackled the blaze, which spread through two levels of the underground car park.

Thick black smoke billowed from the fire, filling the air around the famous tourist landmark with the smell of burning tyres.

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One person was treated for smoke inhalation and around 60 people from local businesses were forced to flee after the alarm was raised at around 4.30pm, according to French reports.

At least 15 luxury cars are known to have been destroyed and witnesses reported around 40 others had been burned.

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Businessmen were forced to wait behind safety barriers to discover if their vehicles had survived the furnace.

Bastien Bosigard, spokesman for the city fire brigade, said: “The fire broke out on the second level of the five-level car park under Place Vendome.

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“At least one person has been overcome by the fumes, and medics are treating others at the scene.

“We don’t know what caused it yet – out priority is to put it out.”

Hotels like the Paris Ritz and Hyatt Place Vendome advertise rooms well in excess of £300 a night, with suites costing many thousands of pounds.