Draft:2023 Paris explosion
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| Date | 21 June 2023 |
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| Location | Paris, France |
| Cause | Explosion |
| Casualties | |
| 3 dead | |
| 6 critically injured | |
| ~50 minor injuries | |
On 21 June 2023, an explosion occurred in a building in the 5th arrondissement, near the Luxembourg Gardens, close to the border of Latin Quarter, Paris. The building at the site of the explosion, was a listed historic monument, built in the 17th-century.[1] It housed a fashion school on the 3rd floor, and was totally demolished. The students were not there at the time, having left to watch a Paris Fashion Week show.[1]
Paris prosecutors are conducting a manslaughter investigation, to determine if it was an accidental gas leak explosion, or whether it was a deliberate violation of safety protocols.[2] Witnesses reported smelling gas before the explosion went off.[3]
The explosion could be felt 500 meters, or 1,640 feet away, with glass being shattered in neighbouring buildings, leading to officials worrying about the structural integrity of the buildings.[4]. Some 270 firefighters were called to contain the fire[4] Three people were killed, six people were critically injured, and more than fifty had minor injuries.[2] Nine students from the United States, from Kent State University were attending the summer fashion class, and all were safe and accounted for.[5]
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- ^ a b "Body found in rubble six days after explosion, fire at Paris building". France 24. Agence France-Presse. 27 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Paris explosion: Death toll climbs to 3". Le Monde. Agence France-Presse. 21 July 2023.
- ^ Charlton, Charlotte; Turnbull, Alex (21 June 2023). "Paris police look at gas leak as possible cause of explosion and fire that injured 24". ABC News. Associated Press.
- ^ a b Xu, Joseph Ataman,Niamh Kennedy,Xiaofei (21 June 2023). "Fire erupts in central Paris after gas explosion". CNN.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "All Kent State Students Accounted for in Paris Explosion | Kent State University". Kent State University.