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| Dozens hurt in Ukraine gas blast | Dozens hurt in Ukraine gas blast |
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| A gas explosion has destroyed part of an apartment block in southern Ukraine, trapping some of the tenants under rubble, officials have said. | A gas explosion has destroyed part of an apartment block in southern Ukraine, trapping some of the tenants under rubble, officials have said. |
| Local officials in Yevpatoria, in Ukraine's Crimea peninsula, said two entrances to the five-storey building had been blocked by falling concrete. | Local officials in Yevpatoria, in Ukraine's Crimea peninsula, said two entrances to the five-storey building had been blocked by falling concrete. |
| Ukrainian TV has reported that dozens of people may be under the debris. | |
| Emergency rescue teams have been despatched to the scene and reports say some people have been pulled out alive. | Emergency rescue teams have been despatched to the scene and reports say some people have been pulled out alive. |
| Correspondents say casualties caused by gas explosions in often crumbling apartment buildings are common occurrences in former Soviet states, particularly in the winter, when residents use more heating. | Correspondents say casualties caused by gas explosions in often crumbling apartment buildings are common occurrences in former Soviet states, particularly in the winter, when residents use more heating. |
| One such blast in October 2007 killed 23 residents in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk. | One such blast in October 2007 killed 23 residents in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk. |