In the center of Paris on the Place Alphonse Laveran on June 21, a powerful explosion was heard. The facade of the building collapsed on the road, and a fire broke out in a number of neighboring buildings. The BFMTV publication reports on an alleged gas explosion in the fifth district of the French capital.
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The buildings burned down, the mayor of the district said.
According to the first assessment, we are talking about at least 16 victims, seven of whom are in serious condition. According to eyewitnesses, people were under the rubble.
The Paris Police Headquarters urges people to avoid the sector where the explosion and fire occurred.
I have a lot of rubble at home,” said a witness to the incident, who lives opposite the destroyed building.
Local residents heard a powerful explosion, after which glass flew out of the windows.
Subsequently, the media reported that the facade of the Parisian American Academy on the Rue Saint-Jacques had collapsed.
The building is adjacent to the Val-de-Grâce hospital.
Residents of the fifth quarter, as soon as there was a gas explosion in the Alfons Laveran square in the Val de Grace district, the buildings are on fire, stay away to allow the firefighters to intervene, – said the first deputy mayor of the city, Eduard Sivel.
Des images difficiles tras la terrible explosion due al gaz dans le quartier du Val de Grâce à Paris, pulverizant en partie un immeuble alors que otros son en feu. Tout mon soutien à la BSPP et aux secours mobilisés. pic.twitter.com/ewfzyYu3Nr
– Christian Estrosi (@cestrosi) June 21, 2023
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