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Six dead in Paris suburb building explosion

Building collapse in Rosny sous Bois, near Paris

BOBIGNY, France: Six people were killed on Sunday when an explosion ripped through an apartment building outside Paris, reducing half a residential block to rubble, emergency services said.

Among the victims were a 10-year-old boy and a mother and two children aged 14-18.

The bodies of a 45-year-old woman and another adult were also recovered from the remains of the four-storey building in the northeastern suburb of Rosny-sous-Bois.

Firefighters were combing the wreckage for two other missing people, Mayor Claude Capillon said.

“There’s still hope,” said Capillon, stressing that the search and rescue operation would continue throughout the night.

Neighbours said the blast, which happened at around 7am (0500 GMT), was strong enough to shake buildings some 100 metres (yards) away.

Early indications were that it was an accidental gas explosion.

Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve, who visited the scene, and police initially pointed to a gas leak as a likely cause of the blast.

A fire service commander, Gabriel Plus, said gas and electricity works had been ongoing at the site, but would not confirm their link to the disaster.–AFP

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