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Gas blast wrecks Ukraine building Gas blast rocks Ukraine building
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Six people are feared dead after an explosion tore through a block of flats in Dnipropetrovsk in eastern Ukraine. At least nine people have died in an explosion that tore through a block of flats in Dnipropetrovsk in eastern Ukraine, officials say.
Officials said a natural gas explosion was to blame for the blast, which happened at about 1100 (0800 GMT). Twenty-one people were injured and others may still be buried in the rubble, the Emergency Ministry says.
Reports say part of the block of flats was destroyed, and rubble cascaded into the street. The blast broke windows in neighbouring buildings. Reports say part of the building was destroyed in the blast, which happened at about 1100 local time (0800 GMT).
The local gas company says that it was triggered by a sudden and still unexplained surge in gas pressure.
Panicking residents were seen being evacuated from the parts of the building that remained standing.Panicking residents were seen being evacuated from the parts of the building that remained standing.
"One section of the building has been destroyed," an Emergencies Ministry spokesman was quoted as saying by Reuters. An adjacent apartment block and two smaller individual houses were also damaged by the blast, officials say.
"For the moment, six bodies have been recovered. There are many more injured and casualty figures are sure to rise," he said. Correspondents say that natural gas explosions resulting from leaks in poorly maintained apartment buildings are common in the countries of the former Soviet Union.