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Paris Apartment Floor Collapses During Party, Injuring 20

Firefighters report a likely structural failure pending formal inspections.

Overview

  • Five people were rescued from under debris and no additional victims were found after searches concluded.
  • One person remains in serious condition at Pitié-Salpêtrière, and several others received care on site including at a nearby nursing home.
  • Roughly 145 Paris firefighters responded shortly after 12:30 a.m. and established a perimeter at 34 bis rue Amelot in the 11th arrondissement.
  • Approximately fifty people were inside the fifth-floor apartment for a party when the floor gave way.
  • Authorities describe the initial assessment as unrelated to a gas leak, and technical and administrative investigations are underway.