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| One dead in French gas explosion | One dead in French gas explosion |
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| A gas explosion in the southern French city of Lyon has killed at a fireman and injured at least 26 people. | A gas explosion in the southern French city of Lyon has killed at a fireman and injured at least 26 people. |
| The explosion ripped through Cours Lafayette, a busy shopping street in the city centre, around midday. | |
| Fire engulfed several nearby buildings after the blast, authorities said, and two of the injured remained in serious condition. | Fire engulfed several nearby buildings after the blast, authorities said, and two of the injured remained in serious condition. |
| A gas leak had been noticed an hour before the explosion, which happened during road maintenance on the street. | A gas leak had been noticed an hour before the explosion, which happened during road maintenance on the street. |
| The fireman had been investigating the source of the gas leak in a basement when the blast occurred, killing him, Lyon Mayor Gerard Colomb told AFP news agency. | The fireman had been investigating the source of the gas leak in a basement when the blast occurred, killing him, Lyon Mayor Gerard Colomb told AFP news agency. |
| Firefighters were sent to the scene in large numbers as the rest of the area was evacuated amid fears of a second blast. | Firefighters were sent to the scene in large numbers as the rest of the area was evacuated amid fears of a second blast. |
| French Interior Minister Michele Alliot-Marie was on her way to the scene. | French Interior Minister Michele Alliot-Marie was on her way to the scene. |