Paris police look for the cause of an explosion and fire that injured 24 people
The explosion rocked a building, igniting a fire that sent smoke soaring over monuments and prompting an evacuation. Police were investigating suspicions that a gas leak caused the blast.
PARIS — A strong explosion rocked a building in Paris' Left Bank on Wednesday, injuring at least 24 people, igniting a fire that sent smoke soaring over the French capital's monuments and prompting an evacuation of other properties, authorities said. Police were investigating suspicions that a gas leak caused the blast.
The facade of the building in the 5th arrondissement collapsed. Emergency services were searching for two
