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Multiple Blasts Occur at Gas Cylinder Deposit Site in Southeastern France

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Several explosions have occurred in the Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur region in France’s southeast at a gas cylinder deposit site that was stocked with 2,000... 18.02.2017, Sputnik International

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Multiple Blasts Occur at Gas Cylinder Deposit Site in Southeastern France

02:34 GMT 18.02.2017

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Several explosions have occurred in the Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur region in France’s southeast at a gas cylinder deposit site that was stocked with 2,000 cylinders, French media report.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The explosions took place on Friday night in the Jonquieres commune in the Vaucluse department, after a fire erupted at the deposit site, Le Parisien said.

🔴🇫🇷ALERT
Series of huge explosions in South France in #Jonquières at gas cylinder depot (🎥@putpourlepar) pic.twitter.com/ppgE8hKosu
— Deplorable Lafayette (@Marki_Lafayette) February 18, 2017

Nobody was killed or injured by the blasts, the newspaper added citing firefighters.

The local population has been evacuated as sporadic explosions continued at the deposit site.