BREAKING: Seven people are in 'critical' after explosion sparked a fire and reduced buildings to rubble in Paris. Read more here: 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
The blast set buildings on fire, left rubble strewn across a street, and sent a plume of black smoke across the French capital.
The mayor of the fifth arrondissement where the blast took place has said the cause of the fire was a gas explosion. However, Paris police spokeswoman Loubna Atta said it was too early to determine the source of the fire and could not confirm reports it was caused by a gas. Interior minister Gerald Darmanin said there was a blaze on Rue Saint-Jacques in Paris's fifth arrondissement, close to the Jardin Du Luxembourg and Sorbonne University.
A police official said the facade of one building had fallen onto the street as a result of the explosion, and that many firefighters and members of the police force were attending to the scene.
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