Gas explosion blows apart Paris apartment
A gas explosion has caused serious damage to an apartment block in the Paris suburbs.
The explosion occurred on Friday afternoon in the suburb of Boulogne Billancourt to the south west of Paris.
Photos and videos from the scene showed what appeared to have been a blast on the second or third floor of the building.
It created a force strong enough to blow the street-facing walls off.
#Explosion du #Subway à Boulogne Billancourt pic.twitter.com/sEAznPE2nK
— Claire (@Claire_Biz) January 20, 2017
At least five people were injured in the blast, reported BFM TV, two of whom were said to be in an urgent state.
Boulogne-Billancourt : une explosion a en partie détruit un immeuble, route de la Reine, ce vendredi à la mi-journée. pic.twitter.com/X6uD0vSvpH
— Visactu (@visactu) January 20, 2017
Witnesses at the scene said that the explosion left the ground shaking, and sent huge plumes of smoke into the air (see tweet below).
#BoulogneBillancourt #explosion de l'immeuble en face de chez moi J ai senti la terre tremblé pic.twitter.com/6B99khO5Fk
— Mahjoub nada (@Mahjoubnada1) January 20, 2017
Ah oui ca a bien explosé à #BoulogneBillancourt #explosion pic.twitter.com/dyS7IvhKPH
— Judith GirardMarczak (@judithgirardm) January 20, 2017
Explosion sûrement du au Gaz à Boulogne, route de la Reine en face de Mercedes pic.twitter.com/gFMX18QQhv
— Victor A (@Victor_A3) January 20, 2017
In May last year another huge gas explosion blew apart the top of an apartment block in central Paris. Luckily no one was hurt.
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The explosion occurred on Friday afternoon in the suburb of Boulogne Billancourt to the south west of Paris.
Photos and videos from the scene showed what appeared to have been a blast on the second or third floor of the building.
It created a force strong enough to blow the street-facing walls off.
#Explosion du #Subway à Boulogne Billancourt pic.twitter.com/sEAznPE2nK
— Claire (@Claire_Biz) January 20, 2017
At least five people were injured in the blast, reported BFM TV, two of whom were said to be in an urgent state.
Boulogne-Billancourt : une explosion a en partie détruit un immeuble, route de la Reine, ce vendredi à la mi-journée. pic.twitter.com/X6uD0vSvpH
— Visactu (@visactu) January 20, 2017
Witnesses at the scene said that the explosion left the ground shaking, and sent huge plumes of smoke into the air (see tweet below).
#BoulogneBillancourt #explosion de l'immeuble en face de chez moi J ai senti la terre tremblé pic.twitter.com/6B99khO5Fk
— Mahjoub nada (@Mahjoubnada1) January 20, 2017
Ah oui ca a bien explosé à #BoulogneBillancourt #explosion pic.twitter.com/dyS7IvhKPH
— Judith GirardMarczak (@judithgirardm) January 20, 2017
Explosion sûrement du au Gaz à Boulogne, route de la Reine en face de Mercedes pic.twitter.com/gFMX18QQhv
— Victor A (@Victor_A3) January 20, 2017
In May last year another huge gas explosion blew apart the top of an apartment block in central Paris. Luckily no one was hurt.
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