December 23, 2025, 1:47 p.mDecember 23, 2025, 1:47 p.m
Three small children and an adult were seriously injured in an explosion in a residential building near Paris. The children are two, four and five years old, according to a spokeswoman for the local prefecture.
It is still unclear why the explosion occurred.Image: screenshot: X
According to French media, the adult is the 39-year-old mother of the little one. In photos and videos, the house looked largely destroyed after the incident.
It was initially unclear how exactly the explosion in Magny-les-Hameaux near Paris occurred. The detonation was so violent that debris was thrown 100 meters, the prefecture said. Surrounding houses and vehicles were also damaged. France Info broadcaster reported that the injured lived in the house. According to the newspaper “Le Parisien”, there was another unoccupied apartment in the now destroyed house. (sda/dpa)