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An explosion and fire damaged a van near Paris’s Hôtel Matignon on October 7, 2025, with no injuries, as authorities investigate the cause amid political turmoil following the prime minister’s resignation.
Explosions and a fire erupted near Paris’s Hôtel Matignon on October 7, 2025, damaging a van from public lighting company Cielis on Rue de Varenne, with no injuries reported.
Witnesses heard three blasts, and black smoke was visible, though authorities have not confirmed the cause, with speculation about mechanical failure or gas cylinders.
Emergency crews contained the blaze without structural damage.
The incident occurred one day after Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned after just 27 days in office, the shortest tenure in France’s Fifth Republic, citing political deadlock after a fragmented parliament emerged from the 2024 snap election.
With no clear majority, President Emmanuel Macron now faces a decision on whether to appoint a new prime minister or call a new election.
Una explosión y un incendio dañaron una furgoneta cerca del Hôtel Matignon de París el 7 de octubre de 2025, sin heridos, mientras las autoridades investigan la causa en medio de la agitación política tras la renuncia del primer ministro.