Explosion Near Jardin du Luxembourg: 50 Injured, 6 in Mortal Danger – Firefighters Battle to Control the Blaze

2023-06-22 08:51:46

The explosion happened near the Jardin du Luxembourg. According to the police, 50 people were injured, six of them are in mortal danger.

Firefighters are trying to bring the fire under control.

Mohammed Badra/EPA

nel./(dpa/Archyde.com) A violent bang shook the Latin Quarter in Paris on Wednesday afternoon at 4:55 p.m. Eyewitnesses reported deafening noise, the smell of gas and a huge fireball rising several stories up on rue Saint-Jacques in the fifth arrondissement, not far from Notre-Dame Cathedral. The correspondent of the “FAZ” writes that local residents initially thought that a plane had crashed.

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