Eiffel Tower - Damage of the top of the tower
Time: Tuesday Jan 3, 1956
Place: Paris, France
Details: A fire started in the television transmitter on 3 January 1956, damaging the top of the tower. Repairs took a year, and in 1957, the present radio aerial was added to the top.
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