Fire breaks out on rooftop of Lyon University

A large fire broke has broken out on the rooftop of a university in the French city of Lyon and firemen are on the scene, the Lyon 1 faculty said on Thursday.

Police and university sources said works had been ongoing on the roof and that a gas bottle exploded, starting the blaze. One person was hurt in the incident, the officials said.

Now: Huge explosion and fire at one of the University of #Lyon's campuses. People are being urged to avoid the area. pic.twitter.com/L5kNBrohjZ

— Benjamin Alvarez (@BenjAlvarez1) January 17, 2019