The Cité des sciences was closed on Thursday morning thanks to the fire that broke out before dawn.
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The cause was unclear but fire alarms at the sprawling site had been switched off because of building work. But by midmorning, more than 100 firefighters had brought the blaze under control, Plus said.
Around 30 fire trucks and 120 firefighters were sent to the scene.
One of the firefighters was hospitalized with extreme heat exposure while the other suffered light injuries from smoke inhalation, Plus said.
Situated in northeastern Paris within the Parc de Villette, a redevelopment on the location of the town’s former slaughterhouses, the complicated attracts round 5 million individuals a yr.
The museum comprises four huge cube-shaped buildings.
The fire took place in a 10,000-square metre cube, which was being fitted out for shops and was scheduled to be open on October 15.
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Adjacent exhibit halls and the museum’s IMax movie theater have not caught fire but there remains a risk that it could spread, he warned.
