PICTURES: Massive Explosion In Paris Leaves 4 Dead, 47 Seriously Injured

Firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze and exacuate some people from the building using ladders while emergency workers treated some of the injured at the scene. / AFP IMAGE

A fire broke out after the blast at around 9 am in the city's 9th district which is a residential and shopping area. / AFP IMAGE

AFP reported that least one person being carried away on a stretcher from the building by firefighters. / AFP IMAGE

Images posted on Twitter showed debris covering the street and the lower part of the building blown out and in flames. / AFP IMAGE

Paris: A powerful explosion badly damaged a bakery in central Paris on Saturday. AFP News reported that several people were injured and nearby windows were smashed after a suspected gas leak. / AFP IMAGE