"Many Photos" - Paris firefighters battle blazing inferno after city centre building EXPLODES destroying 26 flats

A massive explosion brought terror to a packed block of flats in Paris tonight as a blaze swept through the building.

The fire broke out in a flat in Boulevard Macdonald, in the 19th arrondissement, just north of the Gare du Nord Eurostar hub soon after 9.30pm on Saturday night, spreading to 26 other modern apartments.

Despite the ferocity of the blaze, early indications were that 'for the moment there are no victims - nobody injured,' said Gabriel Plus, a spokesman for the Paris fire brigade.

This is the moment a Paris apartment complex exploded this evening

More than 50 firefighters are battling the blaze which caused major damage to the building 

Amazingly, initial reports suggest that there have been no serious injuries despite the blast

He also said that there was 'no gas supply into the building', but that 'bottles of gas or a barbeque may have caught fire on a balcony, causing the explosion.'

Dramatic videos posted by neighbours on Twitter showed the ferocious explosion, but it appeared that the building had been evacuated by this time.

'There are around 50 fire fighters involved in the operation to bring the fire under control,' said Commandant Plus.

He said 27 flats had been damaged in the six storey building, adding just before 11pm: 'At the moment, we do not know of any casualties.

'A number of people had been evacuated before our arrival and the reconnaissance we are conducting now suggests that no one is hurt or victim of the fire.'

In January, four people died in a massive gas explosion in the nearby 9tharrondissement of Paris.

Officials believe the explosion may have been caused by a bottle of gas attached to a BBQ

Two firefighters, a Spanish tourist and a local woman were caught up in the blast which gutted part of a building, injured dozens more people and badly damaged nearby apartments.

The explosion destroyed a bakery, leading to an investigation being carried out by Paris prosecutors.

 

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