thanks for joining us i'm marion evans dean. france's interior ministry says at least two people are confirmed dead after a powerful explosion and fire ripped through a bakery in central paris the dead are said to be firefighters the cause of the blast is not yet known but police suspect it was sparked by a gas leak this comes as authorities brace themselves for another round of anti-government demonstrations by the so-called yellow vest protesters. all right for the latest from paris we're joined now on the line by our correspondent lisa lewis lisa we understand you're actually at the scene of the splosion what can you tell us about the casualties. well absolutely i'm standing about one hundred meters away from where the explosion happened this morning at nine o'clock in paris on police only a concern to me that two people have in the meantime passed away these two cars were prophets and deeds that least ten people who are in a serious condition so and more than thirty people that were injured additionally during the blast the