2023-07-07 17:52:00
Two weeks after the tragedy, a passer-by on rue Saint-Jacques died of her injuries, bringing the death toll from the explosion to two.
by MI with AFP A person died in the collapse of the building rue Saint-Jacques. A second died of his injuries. © Olivier Arandel / MAXPPP / PHOTOPQR/LE PARISIEN/MAXPPP Published on 07/07/2023 at 5:52 p.m.
A woman, very seriously injured during the explosion of the rue Saint-Jacques building in Paris on June 21, succumbed to her injuries, we learned on Friday July 7 from a source familiar with the matter, confirming information of Parisian. This is the second death caused by this tragedy after the discovery on June 27 in the rubble of the body of another woman, which could be that of a professor from the private fashion school, the Paris American Academy, located in the affected building.
“She is an employee of the mutual” Saint-Christophe, located at 277 rue Saint-Jacques, the address of the building which collapsed, the same source said.
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Judicial investigation opened for manslaughter
Since Monday, the investigations have been entrusted to an investigating judge with the opening of a judicial investigation for manslaughter, involuntary injuries with ITT (total incapacity for work) of more and less than three months by manifestly deliberate violation of an obligation of safety or prudence provided for by law or regulation.
On June 21, at the end of the afternoon, a building located rue Saint-Jacques had collapsed, after an explosion followed by a fire. The investigations must in particular determine the origin of the accident. The first witnesses, heard in the investigation entrusted to the 3rd district of the judicial police of Paris, evoked “a smell of gas”.
About sixty families remain deprived of access to their accommodation and are relocated by social landlords, with relatives or in a hotel, the mayor of the 5th arrondissement, Florence Berthout, announced on Wednesday. Nine addresses are affected by an order prohibiting access and housing, near the collapsed building.
The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, announced on June 26 an aid of 2 million euros to support the professionals and the inhabitants affected, assuring that “all the light will be shed on the conditions of this explosion”.
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