Two gas cylinders exploded shortly before 5 p.m. on the roof of a building on 13 Avenue d’Ivry.my district of Paris, after a fire, on Tuesday, September 17. The shocking images of an explosion were quickly spread on social networks, but a police source said late in the afternoon in the World that“No casualties were reported, knowing that the floors were evacuated and [qu’]a security perimeter[vait] has been launched »The fire started in the “roof of a residential building”In “the framework”specified the same source.
Speaking on BFM Ile-de-France channel at around 6 p.m., the mayor of 13my district, Jérôme Coumet (PS), justified the maintenance of a security perimeter, because “There were still gas cylinders on the roof”. The councilor initially announced that “two people [étaient] wounded “Quoting “ A firefighter on the scene and a roof worker ». He then qualified his comments, specifying that these two people were “surprised.” “I hope they weren’t hit by projectiles, as far as I know that’s not the case.”he concluded.
The fire and explosions disrupted life in the district in the afternoon. At least one school was evacuated and tram traffic was halted. At 7.30pm, according to Paris firefighters quoted by The ParisianThe fire was almost extinguished and no serious injuries were reported. The worker did not need to be treated and the firefighter would have only been “very slightly injured” by the first explosion. The risks of a new explosion also seemed to have passed.
