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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 casualties reported. | |
| Local media, citing police sources, reports that four people have been injured, while one is still buried under the rubble, but conscious. Two more people are unaccounted for. | |
| “A person is buried, but conscious, four are injured and are in relatively good state. Two are missing for now,” the source was quoted as saying. | |
| Reports also state that a part of the building has collapsed. | |
| It is thought that the cause of the blast may have been a gas explosion. | 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. | 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. | About 30 residents have been evacuated from the building following the blast, local media report. |
| Nonacourt is a town in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in northern France. |