Explosion at central Paris bakery injures several\, police suspect gas leak

Explosion at central Paris bakery injures several, police suspect gas leak

Images posted on Twitter showed debris covering the street and the lower part of the building blown out and on fire

AFP | PTI  |  Paris 

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A file photo of Paris. Photo: PTI

A large explosion badly damaged a bakery in central Paris on Saturday, injuring several people and smashing windows in surrounding buildings, police and AFP journalists at the scene said. 

A fire broke out after the blast at around 9 am (0800 GMT) in the busy 9th district of the city, which police suspect may have been caused by a gas leak. 

Images posted on Twitter showed debris covering the street and the lower part of the building blown out and on fire.  
First Published: Sat, January 12 2019. 14:30 IST