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| 7 injured as huge gas explosion rocks Brussels neighborhood (VIDEO, PHOTOS) | |
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| Seven people have been injured in a huge explosion that completely destroyed the upper stories of two houses in the Saint-Gilles area of Brussels, Belgium. | |
| The explosion, which occurred at 4 pm local time on Saturday, caused a major fire at the properties on Boulevard de Waterloo on Saturday. One of the victims is seriously injured, according to Saint-Gilles’ mayor, Charles Picque. | |
| Belgian French-language broadcaster RTBF cites a police source as saying that the blast was caused by a huge “gas explosion.” Picque told RTBF that three stories of the buildings collapsed in the inferno. | |
| Initial reports indicated that six people had been injured in the violent explosion. However, that figure was later increased to seven. Fifteen others were evacuated as a precaution. | |
| A huge number of firefighters and emergency service personnel converged on the scene and a large area was cordoned off. | |
| The explosion has also caused disruptions on several tramlines operating in the area. |