At least seven people have died after an explosion followed by a fire in south-western Frankryk, het die regering gesê.
The interior minister, Gérald Darmanin, said he was travelling to the scene.
The blast occurred in the Pyréneés-Orientales region, along the Spanish border, Darmanin tweeted.
“Thoughts to the victims and their loved ones,” Darmanin wrote.
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