Photographs from the blast scene show that many vehicles that were parked near the building were also damaged.
Eyewitnesses said they saw huge flames erupting from the building that was blown out by the blast. (Photo: The Associated Press)
At least four people were killed and several injured in a massive explosion triggered by a gas leak in Paris today (January 12). The blast gutted the ground floor of a building in central Paris.
Police sources told news agency Reuters that the explosion took place inside a bakery on the rue Trevise in the Grands Boulevards district of Paris.
Photo: Reuters
The blast was so powerful that besides destroying the bakery, it also shattered nearby storefronts. Witnesses told Reuters that even buildings that are hundreds of metres away from the blast site were also affected by the explosion.
Photo: Reuters
Photographs from the blast scene show that many vehicles that were parked near the building were also damaged.
Photo: Reuters
The blast comes at a time when Paris has been witnessing near regular agitations under the 'yellow vest' protest against the government taxation and neo-liberal policies.
Photo: The Associated Press
Speaking about today's blast, Interior Minister Christophe Castaner told reporters in Paris that the "situation is now under control".
Photo: Reuters
The minister said more than 200 firemen were involved in the rescue operation.
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