| 2019 Paris explosion | |||
| Time: | Approx. 09:00 CET | ||
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| Date: | 12 January 2019 | ||
| Reported Deaths: | 4 | ||
| Reported Injuries: | 47 | ||
| Location: | Rue de Trévise, 9th arrondissement, Paris, France | ||
| Coordinates: | 48.8729°N 2.3452°W | ||
| Cause: | Gas leak | ||
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]
Prior to the explosion, firefighters were at the location responding to reports of a gas leak. The explosion caused a fire that destroyed windows of surrounding buildings and caused cars to be overturned.[4] Eyewitnesses told reporters the blast also caused people to become trapped in other nearby buildings and charred debris and broken glass was spread around the bakery and streets.[5]
More than 200 firefighters responded to the incident, and French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner, Prime Minister Édouard Philippe, and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo all visited the scene.[6]
On 15 September 2020, Paris City Hall and a property firm were charged with involuntary manslaughter.[7]