Powerful explosion injures 20 in Paris
An explosion in the 9th arrondissement of Paris on Saturday morning (12) left at least 20 injured, two in critical condition and seven in serious condition; the explosion destroyed the ground floor of the building - which housed a bakery - and caused a fire that reached the first floor; the blast caused damage to neighboring buildings, which had to be evacuated by firefighters.
247 - An explosion that occurred in the 9th arrondissement of Paris on Saturday morning (12) left at least 20 injured, two in critical condition and seven in serious condition. The explosion destroyed the ground floor of the building - which housed a bakery - and caused a fire to reach the first floor. The explosion caused damage to neighboring buildings, which had to be evacuated by firefighters.
The report is based on Agence France-Presse.He points out that "with the impact, the windows of several neighboring stores shattered. The area, covered by a dense cloud of smoke, was cordoned off by the police." Police are focusing on the hypothesis that a gas leak caused the accident. Firefighters were responding to a gas leak at the scene when the explosion occurred on Rue Trévise.
And he adds: "the injured began to be treated on site, and most had head injuries. The bakery, which was closed on Saturday morning (12), was completely destroyed."