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{{Short description|Explosion caused by a gas leak in Paris, France}}

{{Expand French|topic=hist|Explosion de la rue de Trévise}}

{{Infobox event

| title = 2019 Paris explosion

| time = Approx. 09:00 [[Central European Time|CET]]

| image = P1020643 Paris IX Rue Bergère-rue de Trévise rwk.JPG

| map = {{Infobox mapframe|zoom=11}}

| date = 12 January 2019

| reported deaths = 4

| reported injuries = 47

| ___location = Rue de TreviseTrévise, 9th arrondissement, [[Paris]], [[France]]

| coordinates = {{coord|48|52|22.4|N|2|20|42.6|E|region:XXXX_type:event|display=inline,title}}

| cause = [[Gas leak]]

}}

On 12 January 2019, an [[explosion]] occurred 6 Rue de TreviseTrévise in [[9th arrondissement of Paris|9th arrondissement]] of [[Paris]], France. Two [[firefighter]]s, a Spanish tourist, and another woman were killed, and forty-seven others were injured.<ref>{{cite web|date=13 January 2019|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-46856109|publisher=[[BBC News]]|title=Paris bakery explosion death toll rises to four|access-date=13 January 2019}}</ref> According to local prosecutor Remy Heitz, the apparent cause of the explosion was a [[gas leak]]. Firefighters were present at the time of the blast while investigating a suspected [[gas leak]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/paris-gas-explosion-four-dead-including-two-firefighters-after-blast-in-french-capital-a4037066.html|title='Gas explosion' in Paris 9th kills two and leaves dozens injured|date=12 January 2019|website=[[Evening Standard]]|access-date=12 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.euronews.com/2019/01/12/reports-of-explosion-in-central-paris|title=Two firemen and Spanish national killed in Paris 'gas explosion'|publisher=[[Euronews]]|date=13 January 2019|accessdate=21 January 2021}}</ref>

== Explosion ==

Prior to the explosion, firefighters were at the ___location responding to reports of a [[gas leak]]. The explosion caused a fire that destroyed [[Window|windows]] of surrounding buildings and caused [[Car|cars]] to be overturned.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/world/paris-bakery-explosion-kills-3-injures-47-with-10-in-critical-condition|title=Paris bakery explosion kills 4, injures 47 with 10 in critical condition|last=Mikelionis|first=Lukas|date=12 January 2019|website=[[Fox News]]|access-date=13 January 2019}}</ref> Eyewitnesses told reporters the blast also caused people to become trapped in other nearby buildings and charred debris and broken glass was spread around the bakery and streets.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.france24.com/en/20190112-paris-bakery-several-injured-explosion|title=Death toll from Paris bakery gas explosion rises to at least four|date=12 January 2019|website=[[France 24]]|access-date=13 January 2019}}</ref> The blast occurred during the [[Yellow vests movement|Yellow Vest protests]], that had some 32,000 protesters participating around France.

==Aftermath==

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[[Category:Explosions in Paris|2019]]

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