Multiple people had to be evacuated from the Eiffel Tower after the fire alarm was triggered at the iconic landmark. Société d'Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel (SETE) said in a statement to Newsweek that a short circuit on the power rail of an elevator between the second floor and the summit triggered the monument's fire alarm system but there was no danger.

Weeks after the Notre Dame Cathedral reopened from a devastating fire, the other iconic Paris, France monument the Eiffel Tower sounded a fire alarm.

The entire tower was closed temporarily, but access to the first two floors was quickly restored, according to Newsweek.

Hundreds of tourists evacuated from Eiffel Tower after fire alarm malfunction - Officials said alert was accidentally triggered and there was no fire

Around 1,200 visitors were evacuated from the Eiffel Tower on Christmas Eve after a fire alarm was triggered at the iconic Paris landmark. The incident occurred shortly after 10.30am when the alarm sounded,

The Eiffel Tower was temporarily evacuated on Tuesday after a short circuit hit the Parisian landmark. The fire alarm was triggered in the morning due to a short circuit in a lift shaft, reported French broadcaster BFMTV.