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| Explosion at apartment building in Blankenburg, Germany, at least 25 injured - police | Explosion at apartment building in Blankenburg, Germany, at least 25 injured - police |
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| A powerful blast rocked a multi-storey building in Germany’s east, injuring as many as 25 people on Friday morning. That number is likely to rise, authorities say, as search and rescue operations continues at the site. | A powerful blast rocked a multi-storey building in Germany’s east, injuring as many as 25 people on Friday morning. That number is likely to rise, authorities say, as search and rescue operations continues at the site. |
| The explosion occurred inside a five-storey residential block in a town of Blankenburg, home to some 22,000 people, local media reported citing police. As many as 160 rescue workers are dealing with the disaster, among them fire brigades and paramedics. | |
| Medevac helicopters have also been dispatched to airlift the injured to nearby hospitals. At least 25 people have been wounded. | |
| The building was evacuated, as were a kindergarten and a school located in the vicinity. Adjacent areas were cordoned off, with all the traffic diverted to nearby streets. | |
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