a body was found under the rubble six days after the explosion

Almost a week after the collapse of a building in the 5th arrondissement in Paris, the emergency services found a body in the rubble on Tuesday June 27, learned franceinfo from a police source. So far, the body has not been identified. It is therefore unclear whether it is that of the teacher at the Paris American Academy fashion school, who went missing after the explosion on Wednesday of the building on rue Saint-Jacques.

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The Paris prosecutor’s office announced on Friday that four people were “always in absolute urgency”. He has not communicated since on the evolution of their state of health. The prosecution had counted 54 other victims who, for “most suffer from minor injuries or psychological shock”And “48 other people [qui] have come forward as being involved, i.e. likely to have suffered damage”.

The facts occurred Wednesday shortly before 5 p.m. at 277 rue Saint-Jacques, an artery in the center of the capital. An explosion followed by a fire caused the collapse of a 17th century pavilion, listed as a historical monument, which bordered the main courtyard of the former Val-de-Grâce abbey and housed the Paris American Academy. “The First Witnesses” mentioned “smell of gas”, according to the prosecution, which has not provided any details on this point since. An investigation for unintentional injuries has been opened.