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The victims of the explosion in the rue de Trévise, in Paris obtained Monday, January 10 an agreement in principle of compensation, in particular by the city of Paris. On January 12, 2019, the whole street was blown away by a detonation leaving four dead, 66 injured and 400 victims. A tribute was paid to them, three years after the tragedy.
Residents of rue de Trévise (Paris) gathered united Wednesday January 12, three years after the tragedy. They lit a few candles and hung pictures of the victims on the pulpit. “We are here, again, in this small place in the 9th arrondissement, where we were inhabitants, workers so comfortable. And for three years, the noise, the dust “, declared Dominique Paris, president of the association “Treviso together”.
On Saturday January 12, 2019, in the heart of Paris, a gas leak under a bakery ravaged the rue de Trévise. The death toll rises to four, and 66 injured. 400 residents were also affected. Angela Grignano then worked as a waitress in a hotel. Several operations on her left leg saved her from amputation. “It feels good to see that there are really a lot of people around us”, she confides. The victims will be compensated before the trial takes place. An agreement was reached on Monday January 10. The city of Paris will pay them 20 million euros. The associations say they are relieved, although thetotal damage have been assessed at 200 million euros.
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