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| Explosion at US shopping centre | |
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| A blast has torn through a shopping centre in the US state of Illinois. | |
| Six people were taken to hospital after the explosion blew the top off a shopping plaza in Waukegan, about 65km (40 miles) north of Chicago. | |
| It was not clear what caused the explosion, which happened at around 1230 (1830 GMT) above a mobile phone shop and hair salon. | |
| Waukegan Police Chief Bill Biang told the Chicago Tribune newspaper that the blast "appears to be a gas explosion". | |
| TV footage showed a collapsed ceiling and shattered shop windows as emergency services rushed to the scene. | TV footage showed a collapsed ceiling and shattered shop windows as emergency services rushed to the scene. |
| Fire crews from several towns were helping with rescue efforts, searching to see whether people are trapped inside the building. | Fire crews from several towns were helping with rescue efforts, searching to see whether people are trapped inside the building. |
| A team from the People's Gas company were on the scene to investigate. | |
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