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Death toll from Paris bakery explosion rises to four

The number of people killed in a powerful explosion at a Paris bakery has risen to four. It's aft...
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12.34 13 Jan 2019


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Death toll from Paris bakery explosion rises to four

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12.34 13 Jan 2019


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The number of people killed in a powerful explosion at a Paris bakery has risen to four.

It's after a woman's body was found by rescue workers in the rubble of a building, which was partially destroyed in the blast.

The explosion is believed to have been caused by a gas leak.

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Two firefighters - who were investigating that leak - and a Spanish tourist were also killed.

The Spanish woman is reported to have been staying in a hotel facing the building where the explosion happened.

The two firefighters - aged 27 and 28 - had been responding to reports of a smell of gas in the building when the blast occurred.

A fundraising appeal for the families of the two men has raised more than €40,000.

French President Emmanuel Macron is among those who have paid tribute to the "hero firefighters". 

France24 reports that 46 other people were injured in the explosion, nine of them seriously.

A number of firefighters remain at the scene today, after 200 were involved in the initial response yesterday.


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