Several people were injured in a powerful explosion in a bakery in Central Paris on Saturday claimed lives of four people while injuring more than 36 people. The explosion occurred at around 9 a.m. (0800 GMT) in a closed bakery on the Rue de Trevise in the 9th district of Paris due to a suspected gas leak. TV's much-loved 'Ram-Sita' Gurmeet Choudhary & Debina Bonnerjee, who are currently holidaying in Paris, narrowly escaped the severe explosion. The popular couple, who were quite close to the spot, took to social media and informed their fans that they are safe.

 Gurmeet & Debina (Photo: Instagram)

Posting a video on Twitter, Gurmeet wrote, "Imagine in the morning in #Paris after feeling the impact on the window I went to look out to see what happened ... my heart reaches out to the people who faced it. Thanku god @imdebina Nd I are safe. Thr was also some protest going on which we filmed today morning. #iloveparis"

Take a look at his post below:


Whereas, Gurmeet's actress-wife Debina revealed that she felt the blast's impact on her window. She wrote, "With regards to d #Paris blast due to gas leak @gurruchoudhary and I ARE FINE. Even though I felt the impact in my window and when came out at 9.30 there was fire fighters and ambulances in the road. I posted on insta thinking it’s some kind of Paris protest. Heartfelt 4 Paris."

Here's her tweet:


On the career front, Gurmeet Choudhary became a household name after playing the role of 'Lord Ram'in NDTV Imagine's 'Ramayan' opposite wife Debina. After featuring in various popular TV shows, Gurmeet made his Bollywood debut with the film 'Khamoshiyan' and was last seen in J. P. Dutta's war film 'Paltan' Whereas, Debina is busy with her TV commitments and was last seen in an episodic of 'Laal Ishq'.

 Gurmeet-Debina in a still from 'Ramayan' (Photo: Web)

Coming back to the Paris blast, the incident reportedly occurred as new anti-government protests were being held in Paris and other French cities. Some 80,000 police officers were due to be on duty on Saturday as "yellow vest" demonstrators keep up their pressure protest, even though the Paris explosion was not thought to be connected with the demonstrations.

(With inputs from IANS)