A two-year-old child has died and seven other people were injured following a gas explosion in a house in Aubervilliers, a suburb of Paris, according to France 3 Régions. The blast, which witnesses described as being like a bomb, occurred on Sunday, September 6, 2026.
Three of the injured are reported to be in a critical condition, France 3 Régions reports. The explosion was caused by a gas leak, according to franceinfo, and a judicial inquiry has been opened into the incident, as reported by Le Monde.fr.
Emergency services responded to the scene in the northern Paris suburb after the mid-morning blast. Local residents told RTL of their shock, with one person describing seeing a father in tears at the scene. The reports indicate the explosion completely destroyed the single-family home where it occurred.
The incident has prompted a wider response from authorities, with the cause of the gas leak now the focus of the official investigation. The child’s death marks a tragic outcome from an event that has shaken the local community in Aubervilliers.
Further details are expected to emerge as the judicial inquiry progresses, with investigators likely to examine the circumstances that led to the fatal gas leak.
