Gas leak explosion in Aubervilliers kills two-year-old child and injures seven
A two-year-old child died and seven others were injured after a gas leak triggered an explosion in a detached house on Rue Paul Verlaine in Aubervilliers on Saturday night.
Gas leak explosion on Rue Paul Verlaine
Emergency responders deployed late on Saturday night to the Fort d'Aubervilliers district after an explosion occurred in a residential area. A gas leak caused the blast inside a detached single-family house situated on Rue Paul Verlaine in Aubervilliers, a suburban municipality located roughly nine kilometres north of Paris within the Seine-Saint-Denis department. Fire rescue crews arrived on the scene at approximately 23:00 on Saturday to extinguish hazards, search the damaged structure, and treat victims. The Seine-Saint-Denis prefecture issued a public safety advisory on social media platform X on Saturday evening, reporting an incident on Rue Paul Verlaine and establishing a security perimeter to isolate the area. Municipal authorities later confirmed that the explosion specifically affected a detached residential property in the Fort d'Aubervilliers sector.
Casualties and critical injuries
The blast claimed the life of a two-year-old child and left seven other people with injuries. Emergency medical teams dispatched to Rue Paul Verlaine assessed the victims and confirmed that two of the seven injured individuals were in a state of absolute emergency (urgence absolue), suffering from life-threatening trauma. Paramedics transported the wounded to regional hospitals for immediate medical intervention while search teams checked the house for additional victims. Aubervilliers Mayor Sofienne Karroumi addressed the incident in an official statement published early on Sunday morning, confirming the fatality and the status of the injured.
A child died in Aubervilliers, this evening (Saturday), in the explosion of a house on Rue Paul Verlaine because of a gas leak. Seven other people were injured in the accident, of which two are still in absolute emergency at the time of writing these lines.
- Seine-Saint-Denis prefecture warns of an incident on Rue Paul Verlaine and sets up a security perimeter
- Emergency rescue teams deploy to the scene of the gas explosion in Aubervilliers
- Mayor Sofienne Karroumi announces the death of a two-year-old child and seven injuries
Municipal sheltering and emergency response
In response to the destruction, the Aubervilliers municipal administration activated emergency protocols in direct coordination with civil protection services. Local authorities established a reception center in a municipal hall to shelter families affected by the blast and the surrounding evacuation. The city administration provided auxiliary beds inside the facility and opened the changing rooms of a nearby sports stadium to ensure displaced residents had access to sanitary facilities and temporary lodging. Mayor Karroumi commended the rapid mobilization of local firefighters and emergency personnel, expressing sympathy for the affected household and the broader community.
Our thoughts tonight go out to this little two-year-old, his relatives and all those from whom we hope to receive good news in the coming hours.
Ongoing site management and community support
The city of Aubervilliers declared that the community was in mourning following the fatal gas leak. Law enforcement and prefecture personnel maintained the security perimeter around Rue Paul Verlaine throughout the night and into Sunday morning to allow emergency workers to conduct safety assessments on the damaged house and neighboring properties. Civil protection personnel and municipal staff remained deployed at the designated emergency reception sites to care for the displaced families. Local officials noted that monitoring of the two critically injured victims continues as medical teams provide ongoing care.
