2023-06-21 16:46:08
At least seven people were seriously injured in a suspected gas explosion and the resulting fire in Paris on Wednesday. Nine others were slightly injured, the prefecture said. Videos on the online networks show that the facade of a multi-storey house has largely collapsed. Security forces cordoned off a large area in the Val-de-Grâce neighborhood in the 5th arrondissement.
The cause of the explosion was a gas leak, said district mayor Florence Berthout. The Paris American Academy fashion design school was housed in the damaged building. Downtown Paris was packed on Wednesday night as June 21 is traditionally a city-wide music festival with numerous concerts. The public prosecutor’s office began investigations into negligent bodily harm.
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