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| Multiple casualties reported in powerful gas blast in northern France | Multiple casualties reported in powerful gas blast in northern France |
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| A strong explosion has shaken a residential building in the town of Nonacourt, northern France, with multiple casualties reported. | A strong explosion has shaken a residential building in the town of Nonacourt, northern France, with multiple casualties reported. |
| Three people have been injured, another person is buried under the rubble, and three others are missing, BFM TV has reported, citing firefighters. | Three people have been injured, another person is buried under the rubble, and three others are missing, BFM TV has reported, citing firefighters. |
| It is thought that the cause of the blast may have been a gas explosion. | |
| Ambulance crews and some 140 firefighters are at the scene, working to recover more victims. Four emergency helicopters have been deployed to the location. | |
| About 30 residents have been evacuated from the building following the blast, local media report. |