UPDATE: Several injured in powerful blast at Paris bakery - police

An injured person is evacuated on a stretcher in an helicopter of the emergency services (securite civile) on the Place de l'Opera, after the explosion of a bakery on the corner of the streets Saint-Cecile and Rue de Trevise in central Paris on January 12, 2019. AFP PHOTO

Dozens of tourists, suitcases in hand, were evacuated from the many nearby hotels in the area, a popular weekend shopping destination for locals and visitors alike.