Explosion ‘Caused By Gas Cooker’ Injured 17 In Central Paris
KABUL: (MEP) A huge explosion ‘caused by gas cooker’ has rocked a residential building in central Paris leaving at least 17 people and destroying part of the building, French media reported.
Several streets in Paris have been evacuated after the explosion, in the 6th arrondissement at around 12.30pm local time.
Witnesses have told of hearing a huge ‘bang’, after which dark smoke billowed over the rooftops near the building on Rue Bérite, not far from the Tour Montparnasse.
A firefighter, blown by the blast, was seriously injured, the firefighters told Liberation. Sixteen other people, including 10 firefighters, were slightly injured, he added.
Firefighters and ambulances have been deployed to the scene.
Police sources confirmed the explosion was caused by gas cooker.
“Firefighters were there for an hour-and-a-half trying to extinguish a fire on the ground floor, when a huge explosion shook the whole neighbourhood,” a resident told the newspaper.
