PARIS (Reuters) – A gas explosion has occurred in the fifth arrondissement of Paris, resulting in a fire affecting some buildings, the mayor of the arrondissement said on Twitter.
Paris police urged people to avoid the area.
French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said a fire was underway on Rue Saint-Jacques in Paris’ fifth arrondissement, close to the Jardin Du Luxembourg and Sorbonne University.
(Reporting by Michel Rose, Sudip Kar-Gupta; Editing by Jean-Michel Belot and Tassilo Hummel)
