Four in critical condition after Paris building blast

The firefighters 'prevented the spread of the fire to two adjoining buildings which were seriously destabilised by the explosion' and 'were evacuated

AFP pictures taken at the site showed tall flames and smoke billowing from the building, situated at Place Alphonse-Laveran, close to the Luxembourg Gardens.“It was like in the movies,” said Anthony Halbert, who runs a butcher’s shop in the same street as the destroyed building.

“It was super scary, there was smoke, and debris, and leaves flying,” he said. “We didn’t know if it was a terrorist attack.” One of his colleagues had noticed a strong smell of gas in the street just before the explosion, said the man who declined to give his name.

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