The details aren’t rolling in yet, but it does appear a bus has exploded in the North East of Paris:
#BREAKING An explosion at a bus NE of #Paris, #France..
More soon… pic.twitter.com/9unrwT5dka
— Raveen Aujmaya (@raveenaujmaya) June 26, 2017
BREAKING: There has been an explosion at a bus north-east of Paris.
More soon… pic.twitter.com/t8Qk8fePSC— Breaking News (@BreakingNLive) June 26, 2017
Apparently the scene is real, but I’m not sure if anyone was hurt or not, based on this periscope:
https://twitter.com/thevocaleurope/status/879411358063874048
The bus explosion apparently occurred near the suburb of Tremblay:
Bus explosion reported North East of Paris in Tremblay, France. Really hoping there weren't any passengers on the bus. pic.twitter.com/FCEB6b0FJF
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) June 26, 2017
https://twitter.com/keithwalkernews/status/879414366361268225
Here’s a zoomed in photo of the bus:
The bus has been completely destroyed after the explosion followed by fire in NE Paris, not clear if there were passengers on board. pic.twitter.com/4RsazLhwtU
— Breaking News (@BreakingNLive) June 26, 2017
UPDATE:
Here’s a report that suggests it was a fire, not an explosion:
Reports of an incident on a bus in northeast Paris: Engine caught fire and engulfed the bus. 1 person injured. No link to terrorism.
— BNO Newsroom (@BNODesk) June 26, 2017
Here’s more from BNO News:
The incident happened at around 7:30 p.m. local time on Monday when fire crews were called to reports of a fire on board a bus in Tremblay-en-France, which is a suburb of northeast Paris in the Seine-Saint-Denis department.
Footage from the scene showed thick smoke coming from the vehicle, and at least one witness claimed there had been an explosion or loud boom, though authorities could not immediately confirm that. Photos taken after the fire was extinguished showed that the bus was completely destroyed.
Local fire officials said the engine of the bus caught fire and spread quickly, causing minor injuries to one person. It was not immediately clear if any passengers were on board the bus when the fire broke out, but authorities said there was no indication of a link to terrorism.
I’m still looking for verifiable reports on this, but so far not much is coming across Twitter. It may be that this was just an engine fire as BNO suggests.
FINAL UPDATE:
Ok I think we can call this one a wrap:
#Tremblay rien d'alarmant : le moteur du bus a pris feu, un blessé léger, situation sous contrôle un peu après 20h selon les pompiers.
— GuillaumeNB (@GuillaumeNB) June 26, 2017
#Tremblay a small fire in a bus due to a technical problem. One slightly wounded. Situation OK now according to Paris firemen.
— GuillaumeNB (@GuillaumeNB) June 26, 2017