<p>An 89-year-old man was seriously hurt and one person was still missing Saturday after an explosion in a garage in the French city of Bordeaux, firefighters said.</p>.<p>Initial investigations suggest gas was the cause of the blast, which destroyed the small building and seriously damaged two neighbouring buildings.</p>.<p>The 89-year-old was fighting for his life, city officials said.</p>.<p>So far nine other people have been identified with minor injuries following the blast.</p>.<p>About 70 firefighters were on the scene.</p>.<p>Emergency services were using sniffer dogs and equipment to clear the debris in their search for the injured man's companion.</p>.<p>But a second person initially listed as missing has since come forward.</p>.<p>The explosion happened a little after 8 am in in the Chartrons district of the western city.</p>.<p>The building destroyed a car park and garage on the ground floor and lodgings on the floor above.</p>.<p>The windows of several nearby shops were blown out by the force of the blast.</p>.<p>Lucie Perrouault, 21, said she was scared when the windows "exploded".</p>.<p>"The glass from our window was blown onto us, we stepped on glass and my boyfriend was injured," she said.</p>.<p>Mael, 38, said she "was sleeping and I heard a great 'boom' -- my bay window exploded".</p>.<p>"I went outside and saw that an apartment had been blown up".</p>.<p>While gas supplies to the district have been cut, "we don't know yet whether it was the gas network or canisters" that caused the explosion, said Eric Destarac, a spokesman for gas distribution company Regaz.</p>.<p>Firefighters recovered some gas bottles from the garage, he added.</p>
<p>An 89-year-old man was seriously hurt and one person was still missing Saturday after an explosion in a garage in the French city of Bordeaux, firefighters said.</p>.<p>Initial investigations suggest gas was the cause of the blast, which destroyed the small building and seriously damaged two neighbouring buildings.</p>.<p>The 89-year-old was fighting for his life, city officials said.</p>.<p>So far nine other people have been identified with minor injuries following the blast.</p>.<p>About 70 firefighters were on the scene.</p>.<p>Emergency services were using sniffer dogs and equipment to clear the debris in their search for the injured man's companion.</p>.<p>But a second person initially listed as missing has since come forward.</p>.<p>The explosion happened a little after 8 am in in the Chartrons district of the western city.</p>.<p>The building destroyed a car park and garage on the ground floor and lodgings on the floor above.</p>.<p>The windows of several nearby shops were blown out by the force of the blast.</p>.<p>Lucie Perrouault, 21, said she was scared when the windows "exploded".</p>.<p>"The glass from our window was blown onto us, we stepped on glass and my boyfriend was injured," she said.</p>.<p>Mael, 38, said she "was sleeping and I heard a great 'boom' -- my bay window exploded".</p>.<p>"I went outside and saw that an apartment had been blown up".</p>.<p>While gas supplies to the district have been cut, "we don't know yet whether it was the gas network or canisters" that caused the explosion, said Eric Destarac, a spokesman for gas distribution company Regaz.</p>.<p>Firefighters recovered some gas bottles from the garage, he added.</p>