Gas explosion destroys upper floors of Paris apartment block

A huge blast ripped through a Paris apartment block following a gas leak.

French police said the explosion in the 6th arrondissement was caused by an oven.

BREAKING: Another picture of that explosion in Paris pic.twitter.com/Kf7SXz43bX

— Scott Campbell (@scottcampbell) April 1, 2016

#Explosion in Rue Jean François Gerbillon #Parispic.twitter.com/lBh7hjUiHB

— Giancarlo Schievenin (@gschievenini) April 1, 2016

#explosion in residential building in central #Paris, people evacuated, gas stove explodes pic.twitter.com/xmHDAgDuhJ

— manoj gupta (@Manojkewl) April 1, 2016