The incident occurred between 2am and 3am, a spokesperson for the venue said
A venue spokesperson told Reuters: “We don’t know what happened, it occurred between 2am and 3am, no one was hurt.”Broken sails of the landmark red windmill are taken away after they fell off during the night in Paris “Fortunately this happened after closing,” a Moulin Rouge official told AFP on condition of anonymity.
“Every week, the cabaret’s technical teams check the windmill mechanism and did not note any problems,” the source said, adding that there was no more information on the reason for the collapse. “It’s the first time that an accident like this has happened since” the cabaret first opened, the source said.
Footage shared on social media captured the aftermath of the incident as the large windmill blades lay on the ground outside the historic venue.Firefighters said the cause of the incident is not yet known and there is no risk of any further collapse.Moulin Rouge is best known by many as the birthplace of the modern form of the can-can dance. The club was founded in 1889 and the audience for its dance shows is largely made up of tourist groups.
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