News-House's video: Paris Bakery Explosion Gas Leak Blast Rocks French Capital Leaving 20 Injured

Credit : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFREQO1J_ZM Paris Bakery Explosion 'Gas Leak' Blast Rocks French Capital Leaving 20 Injured. Emergency services were scrambled to a quiet street in Paris this morning after a huge explosion ripped through a bakery. There are reports of multiple injuries, thought to number at least 20, with shocking images showing a building on fire and piles of rubble littering the street. Two people are said to be in critical condition, seven people seriously injured and 11 people suffering with minor injuries, according to a police source. There are also unconfirmed reports of fatalities as a result of the incident. It is thought the blast, which occurred at around 9am local time, was caused by a gas leak in a bakery on the Rue de Trevise in Paris' ninth arondissement. More than 200 emergency responders are on the scene, according to France's Interior Minister Christophe Castaner. "There are casualties," said one emergency worker. He added: "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." The fire service has been seen helping stranded residents out of the apartments above the shop. Emergency services were scrambled to a quiet street in Paris this morning after a huge explosion ripped through a bakery. There are reports of multiple injuries, thought to number at least 20, with shocking images showing a building on fire and piles of rubble littering the street. Two people are said to be in critical condition, seven people seriously injured and 11 people suffering with minor injuries, according to a police source. There are also unconfirmed reports of fatalities as a result of the incident. It is thought the blast, which occurred at around 9am local time, was caused by a gas leak in a bakery on the Rue de Trevise in Paris' ninth arondissement. More than 200 emergency responders are on the scene, according to France's Interior Minister Christophe Castaner. "There are casualties," said one emergency worker. He added: "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." The fire service has been seen helping stranded residents out of the apartments above the shop. According to opening hours listed online, the Hubert bakery is closed on Saturdays. Police are warning people to avoid the area and leave the surrounding streets free for emergency vehicles. Flames were seen on the ground floor of the Hubert patisserie, and there appeared to be significant damage to the upper floors of the building, too. Nearby vehicles were damaged and upturned. One witness told French news channel BFM TV: "I was sleeping and suddenly I heard a big explosion and windows exploded in our building. I went down and I saw it was the bakery, it's carnage." A Twitter user, who lives nearby, said his windows were rattled by the force of the blast. Another said she "heard screaming, like some were still trapped." Others say the blast could be heard as far as two kilometres away from the bakery. One social media user wrote, "The impact is so huge, it woke everyone up. People are still stuck there." The French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe arrived at the scene around an hour after the explosion. The incident has occurred on a day of high security in the French capital. There are 5000 police on the streets of Paris today for an Act 9 ‘Day of Rage’ by the anti-government Yellow Vest movement. Paris has also been targeting by terrorist groups in recent years, including Islamic State and Al-Qaeda. However, gas leaks frequently lead to explosions in the city, and today’s will be investigated in full.