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Paris explosion: Multiple injuries after huge blast at bakery in French capital, police say

A huge explosion has rocked Paris, French authorities have said.

Emergency services scrambled to the scene in the 9th arrondissement on Saturday following reports of the blast, police in the French capital said.

Parisians have been urged to avoid the area while crews respond to the fire, which broke out shortly before 9am local time.

Pictures shared on social media showed the large extent of the blast, which appears to have destroyed the first floor of a building.