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Smoke and fire follow blast at Paris building

The facade of a building in the 5th arrondissement collapsed, and emergency services were working to determine if anyone was still inside.

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Firemen use a water canon as they fight a blaze Wednesday, June 21, in Paris. Firefighters fought a blaze on Paris' Left Bank that sent smoke soaring over the domed Pantheon monument and prompted evacuation of buildings in the neighborhood, police said. Local media cited witnesses describing a large explosion preceding the fire, and saying that part of a building collapsed.
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Police officers and rescue workers work at the site of a fire Wednesday, June 21, in Paris.
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Firemen use a water canon as they fight a blaze Wednesday, June 21, in Paris.
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Smoke billows from a building as firefighters fight a blaze Wednesday, June 21, in Paris.
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Firemen use a water canon as they fight a blaze Wednesday, June 21, in Paris.
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A soldier secures the are as firemen fight a blaze Wednesday, June 21, in Paris.
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Smoke billows from a building as firefighters fight a blaze Wednesday, June 21, in Paris.
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A soldier an a police officer secure the streets as firemen fight a blaze Wednesday, June 21, in Paris.
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Firemen use a water canon as they fight a blaze Wednesday, June 21, in Paris.

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