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| Gas blast rocks Ukraine building | Gas blast rocks Ukraine building |
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| At least 11 people have died in an explosion that tore through a block of flats in Dnipropetrovsk in eastern Ukraine, officials say. | |
| Twenty-three people were injured and others may still be buried in the rubble, the emergency ministry says. | |
| It says a section 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. | 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. |
| The ministry's website said a total of 70 people had been rescued. | |
| An adjacent apartment block and two smaller individual houses were also damaged by the blast, officials say. | An adjacent apartment block and two smaller individual houses were also damaged by the blast, officials say. |
| Correspondents say that natural gas explosions resulting from leaks in poorly maintained apartment buildings are common in the countries of the former Soviet Union. | Correspondents say that natural gas explosions resulting from leaks in poorly maintained apartment buildings are common in the countries of the former Soviet Union. |