Paris, April 28 (IANS) Part of a four-storey residential building in the French city of Reims collapsed Sunday following an explosion, killing two people, BBC reported.
Residents were evacuated but a firefighter at the scene said there were "many victims".
The cause of the blast has not been confirmed but media reports said a gas leak is suspected.
"There are many victims. We have very little information on the state of the victims," the firefighter was quoted as saying.