France News

Buildings in the vicinity caught fire in the blaze, and according to reports, two of those injured by the blast are in a serious condition.

A gas leak had already been detected an hour before the explosion occurred, and the incident happened during road maintenance that was taking place.

The fireman who died had been trying to locate the source of the gas leak in a basement when the explosion took place.

A large number of the fire-fighters were called to the scene of the disaster and the rest of the area had to be evacuated because there were fears of a second blast.