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| Three dead in Tokyo spa explosion | |
| (about 8 hours later) | |
| Three people died and at least three others were injured in a powerful explosion at a popular women-only bathhouse in central Tokyo, police say. | |
| The cause of the blast was not immediately clear, although initial reports blamed a faulty boiler in an annex to the spa's main building. | |
| Only the metal frame of the annex building was still standing following the blast. | |
| Rescue teams dug through the rubble to find people trapped beneath. | |
| Debris had been blown into the streets, and neighbouring buildings were reported to have been damaged. | Debris had been blown into the streets, and neighbouring buildings were reported to have been damaged. |
| "When it exploded, the ground started shaking and it was amazing that I could keep standing," witness Masami Hanahara told Reuters news agency. | "When it exploded, the ground started shaking and it was amazing that I could keep standing," witness Masami Hanahara told Reuters news agency. |
| "Rubble flew everywhere. I saw two people under the rubble." | "Rubble flew everywhere. I saw two people under the rubble." |
| A rescuer at the site was quoted by the AFP news agency as saying that it was not yet clear exactly where the blast had happened. | |
| "We cannot tell because the floors of the building have completely collapsed," he said. |