A fire followed by a violent explosion erupted in a Parisian building

Police reported "a major fire in an apartment building" which was followed by an explosion. Many fire trucks were deployed to the site and intervened to control the incident around 10:15 pm (8:15 pm GMT), AFP revealed.

The lieutenant of fire, Gabriel Plus, He confirmed to the Parisian Le Parisien environment that many locals had managed to evacuate on their own before the firefighters arrived.

In addition, He explained that the causes that triggered the fire are still unknown. Electricity remains cut in the region.

Witnesses recounted an explosion, which was captured on a video and quickly viralized on social networks. "I heard an explosion, I went out on the balcony and I saw flames on the second, third and fourth floors," AFP told a neighbor of the building.