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Firefighters Use Ladder To Rescue Survivors From Paris Bakery Blast. A large explosion has rocked central Paris seriously injuring at least nine people following a suspected gas leak at a city centre bakery. Officials confirmed 'multiple injuries' as a result of the blast which caused extensive damage to the property. The blast destroyed the Hubert bakery on the corner of the streets Saint-Cecile and Rue de Trevise in the city's 9th arrondissement. Firefighters used ladders to rescue elderly people trapped in apartments above the bakery, with police confirming there have been nine serious injuries. More than 20 people have been wounded although there have not been any reports of any fatalities. A Paris police spokeswoman said firefighters are currently at the scene of the blast at the bakery on Rue Trevise in the 9th arrondissement of north-central Paris. Several of those injured in the blast were sitting in the street eating their breakfast when the bakery exploded. Witnesses told local media that if felt as if there had been an earthquake, with buildings rocked several hundred metres by the blast. French prime minister Edouard Philippe arrived at the scene around an hour after the blast to inspect the damage. Silver-helmeted firefighters and red firetrucks filled the street and inspected adjoining courtyards. Debris from a burned car and broken glass littered the pavement. A vehicle from gas company GRDF was stationed nearby. The building is around the corner from the Folies-Bergere theater and not far from the shopping district that includes the famed headquarters of Galeries Lafayette. The explosion came amid heavy security in Paris and around France for yellow vest protests expected later Saturday. Businesses have boarded up their windows ahead of another planned demonstration. One emergency worker said: 'There are casualties. A whole shop front has been taken out, and other buildings have also been severely damaged. It's a Saturday morning - a lot of people were at home. Leaking gas caused the explosion, which is being viewed as an accident.' There are 5,000 police on the streets of Paris today for an Act 9 'Day of Rage' by the anti-government Yellow Vest movement. They have been behind numerous acts of vandalism, including destroying parts of the Arc de Triomphe itself. Fires have been life and buildings smashed to pieces during nine weeks of Saturday rioting by the movement. Paris has also been targeting by terrorist groups in recent years, including ISIS and Al-Qaeda. However, gas leaks frequently lead to explosions in the city, and today's will be investigated in full. Some 80,000 police and troops have been stationed in Paris today ahead of the expected ninth weekend of anti-government protests.