The French capital was rocked by two explosions in the suburbs.

A 45-year-old man has been taken to hospital with "serious burns" after a gas explosion in the Paris suburb of Noisy-le-Grand, according to local media reports.

The explosion was allegedly caused by a gas cannister explosion, leaving the homeowner in a critical condition.

No others are believed to have been seriously injured in the explosion in Seine-Saint-Denis, which happened on the corner of the Rue du Robert-Keller and the Quai de la Marne.