A frantic mum was trapped in a burning building with her baby after it was set alight by yellow vest protesters, according to reports.

Terrifying video emerged showing the desperate mother waving to the police from a bank in the upmarket Champs-Elysees area of Paris.

Thick black smoke can be seen billowing from the bui8lding as firefighters and armed police tried to rescue the woman and her nine-month-old baby.

Panicked bystanders can be seen shouting up to the petrified woman.

Thankfully, she escaped with the help of emergency services a short time later.

The fire was started by a group of yellow vest protesters who targeted the banking agency Banque Tarneaud, which was directly beneath the woman's home, on Saturday, March 16.

It was part of the latest anti-government riot to have hit Paris recently.

Florian Lointier, spokesman for Paris firefighters, said the flames were at risk of engulfing the family's floor, reported Sky News.

A total of 11 people suffered minor injuries, including two firefighters.

Angered by tax rises, riotous protesters known as 'yellow vests' have caused trouble across Paris for months.

Armed police have clashed with the yellow vests, who first began violent demonstrations four months ago.

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