IN PHOTOS: Smoke billows from the rubble of a building in the Latin Quarter in Paris' 5th arrondissement after a gas explosion started a blaze in buildings. (Photos: AFP)
PARIS: At least 16 people have been injured - including seven who are in critical condition - after a blast occurred earlier on Wednesday in Paris' fifth arrondissement, said the Paris police department.
A Paris police official added that the facade of one building had fallen onto the street as a result of the explosion and that many firefighters and members of the police force were attending to the scene. BFM TV showed fire services sealing off the hire and trying to hose down a building, and Parisians posted images on Twitter of a huge plume of smoke that was visible across much of the city.
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