A drama in the 2nd arrondissement of the capital. Monday evening, a gas explosion followed by a fire took place in a building on rue Saint-Denis, near Réaumur Sébastopol, causing two injuries, reports the Parisian. Their vital prognosis is not engaged.
The incident occurred on the 2nd floor. "A somewhat wild gas connection on a gas stove", specifies an investigator with the daily, would be at the origin of the explosion. A smell of gas has spread in the street. All the inhabitants of the building were evacuated and were finally able to return to their accommodation during the night after the intervention of the firefighters. Except those on the 2nd floor who will benefit from a hosting solution, said the social landlord, Paris Habitat, which manages the building.
According to daily information, one of the victims was poisoned by smoke, the other, one of the tenants of the apartment from which the fire started, is in shock and slightly burned. Note that people installed on the terrace not far, were slightly injured during the explosion by small pieces of glass. They were taken care of at Cochin hospital, in the 14th arrondissement.
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