On 12 January 2019, an [[explosion]] occurred at a [[bakery]] on6 Rue de Trevise 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 bakery before and 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-bakery-blast-in-french-capital-a4037066.html|title='Gas explosion' atin Paris bakery9th 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 ==
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==Aftermath==
More than 200 firefighters responded to the incident, and [[French Interior Minister]] [[Christophe Castaner]], [[Prime Minister of France|Prime Minister]] [[Édouard Philippe]], and [[List of mayors of Paris|Paris Mayor]] [[Anne Hidalgo]] all visited the scene.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/01/12/europe/paris-bakery-explosion-intl/index.html|title=Four killed, dozens hurt in Paris bakery explosion|last=Picheta|first=Rob|date=13 January 2019|website=[[CNN]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=13 January 2019}}</ref>
On 15 September 2020, [[Paris City Hall]] and a property firm were charged with [[involuntary manslaughter]].<ref>{{cite web|author=2 min |url=https://www.france24.com/en/20200915-paris-city-hall-charged-over-deadly-2019-gas-explosion|title=Paris city hall charged over deadly 2019 gas explosion|publisher=France 24|date=15 September 2020|accessdate=21 January 2021}}</ref>
