One dead after blast at Paris musical rehearsal: police

One of around 15 people hurt in an accidental explosion during rehearsals for a Paris musical died overnight of a heart attack, police said Saturday. The man, an employee of the show whose heart had stopped when rescue workers arrived on the scene Friday evening, died in a Paris hospital, police said. The blast, which appears to have been accidental, occurred near the stage shortly after 6:00 pm.
The injured were mostly technicians who were setting up for the 8:30 pm showing of "1789, the Lovers of the Bastille" at the Palais des Sports in south-west Paris, which was cancelled as a result of the blast.