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| Explosion at apartment building in Blankenburg, Germany, at least 1 dead, 25 injured - police | |
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| A powerful blast rocked a multi-storey building in Germany’s east, killing at least one and injuring 25 people. 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 20,000 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 one resident have been killed, and 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. | 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. |
| The cause of the blast remains unknown. Similar incidents happen in Germany from time to time – the most recent occurred last June, when an apartment block exploded in the city of Wuppertal in North Rhine-Westphalia, injuring 25 residents. The building burned out completely, with large parts of the facade collapsing on the street. | |
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