A massive explosion brought terror to a packed block of flats in Paris tonight as a blaze swept through the building. Dramatic videos posted by neighbours on Twitter showed the ferocious explosion, but it appeared that the building had been evacuated by this time. He said 27 flats had been damaged in the six storey building, adding just before 11pm: 'At the moment, we do not know of any casualties. In January, four people died in a massive gas explosion in the nearby 9tharrondissement of Paris. The explosion destroyed a bakery, leading to an investigation being carried out by Paris prosecutors.

Source: Daily Mail April 06, 2019 21:15 UTC