Hundreds of tourists evacuated from Eiffel Tower after fire alarm malfunction Around a thousand people were evacuated from the Eiffel Tower on Christmas Eve after a fire alarm.
The alarm was set off by a short circuit in the elevator system between the second floor and the top of the tower, the management company said in a statement.
“It turned out to be a short circuit in an elevator power rail,” said a spokesperson for SETE, the tower's management company.
“The technical problem occurred between the second floor and the top of the monument, causing the fire alarm to be triggered at 10.50am.
That incident caused fire security drills to be stepped up at other French landmarks.
