2019 Paris explosion

2019 Paris explosion
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Date12 January 2019
TimeApprox. 09:00 CET
LocationRue de Trévise, 9th arrondissement, Paris, France
Coordinates48°52′22.4″N 2°20′42.6″E / 48.872889°N 2.345167°E / 48.872889; 2.345167
CauseGas leak
Deaths4
Non-fatal injuries47

On 12 January 2019, an explosion occurred 6 Rue de Trévise in 9th arrondissement of Paris, France. Two firefighters, a Spanish tourist, and another woman were killed, and forty-seven others were injured.[1] According to local prosecutor Remy Heitz, the apparent cause of the explosion was a gas leak. Firefighters were present at the time of the blast while investigating a suspected gas leak.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Paris bakery explosion death toll rises to four". BBC News. 13 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ "'Gas explosion' in Paris 9th kills two and leaves dozens injured". Evening Standard. 12 January 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Two firemen and Spanish national killed in Paris 'gas explosion'". Euronews. 13 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2021.

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