© Charles Platiau / Reuters French police and firefighters
A gas blast in the heart of the French city of Dijon has resulted in 21 people being injured, according to Le Parisien newspaper. A residential building collapsed following the explosion.
Several of the injured were retrieved from under the rubble. Marie-Christine Tarrare,
the Dijon prosecutor, said the incident may have involved "a suicide attempt that would have caused the explosion."Two gas cylinders have reportedly been found in the rubble, which reinforces the claim, according to the newspaper.
Some victims were retrieved from under the rubble. The search for other people who may still be inside the building continues.
Earlier in the day, Dijon Mayor François Rebsamen said that eight people were injured in the blast according to preliminary information.
M6Info and France 3 TV cited nine injuries in the blast, which occurred on Rue Pierre Palliot, near a train station.
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