Firefighters work at a blast site in Paris, France, Jan. 12, 2019. A gas blast hit Central Paris on early Saturday, leaving several injured, according to local media reports. Local media also reported that the explosion took place in a bakery on the Rue de Trevise in the ninth arrondissement of Paris. (Xinhua/Chen Yichen)
PARIS, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- A gas blast hit Central Paris on early Saturday, leaving several injured, according to local media reports.
Local media also reported that the explosion took place in a bakery on the Rue de Trevise in the ninth arrondissement of Paris.
French police have called on people to avoid the area and make way for rescue vehicles.