In pictures: Firefighters rush to Paris bakery blaze

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A huge explosion has ripped through a bakery in central Paris, killing firefighters and injuring dozens of civilians.

Police believe a gas leak caused the explosion on Rue de Trévise, in the French capital's 9th Arrondissement on Saturday morning.

Pictures from the scene show firemen in the debris-littered streets, damaged vehicles, and entire front walls blown off apartment blocks.

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