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This Article is From Apr 01, 2016

Gas Explosion In Paris Building, People Evacuated

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Updated : April 01, 2016 6:00 pm IST

Firefighters intervene in Paris' 6th district at the scene where an appartment building exploded on April 1, 2016. (AFP Photo)

Highlights

  • The explosion occured in a building; no casualities reported so far
  • Images shared on Twitter showed clouds of smoke rising from the building
  • Gas leak suspected as the cause of the explosion, said officials
A huge explosion ripped through a building in the middle of Paris a short while ago.

Early visuals showed smoke rising out of a building in the centre of the city.

Reports quoted the police as saying the explosion may have been caused by a gas leak.

"Explosion in central Paris not terror related, appears to have been a gas explosion," a police officer was quoted as saying.
 
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