Six people in critical condition, one still missing after Paris blast - prosecutor

French firefighters and rescue forces work after several buildings on fire following a gas explosion in the fifth arrondissement of Paris, France, June 21, 2023. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

PARIS (Reuters) - Six people remained in a critical condition and one person was believed still missing on Thursday, one day after a blast ripped through a street near Paris' historic Latin Quarter, the city's public prosecution office said.

"These figures may still change," prosecutor Maylis De Roeck told Reuters in a text message, adding that around 50 people had been injured in the blast, which set buildings ablaze and caused the front of one to collapse onto the street.