Explosion turns Paris upside down, causing several buildings to burn: police tell people to avoid the area
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A gas explosion has occurred in the fifth arrondissement of Paris, setting fire to several buildings, a local Paris city official said on Twitter on Wednesday.
Paris police said they were monitoring the incident.
They also warned people to avoid the area.
French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said a fire was raging on Rue Saint-Jacques in Paris’ fifth arrondissement, close to the Luxembourg Gardens and the Sorbonne University.
Smoke rises from a Place Alphonse-Laveran building in the 5th arrondissement of Paris