Paris police station 'shut due to flea infestation'

A police station in Paris was evacuated to to an infestation of fleas, according to a police union.

The station in the 19th arrondissement in north-east Paris was closed until further notice.

The Alliance police union said on Twitter the station had "suffered a flea invasion, making working conditions intolerable" for days.

Officers were bitten multiple times, according to radio station France Bleu Paris.

Union official Emmanuel Cravello told the station: "Several colleagues consulted doctors after bites.

"The problem is that some officials have brought this back home and after that it’s the kids who are bitten. This cannot go on."