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Eight missing after gas blast in Polish town

04.12.2019 23:45
Eight people were unaccounted for after an apparent gas blast ripped through a residential building in the southern Polish resort town of Szczyrk on Wednesday evening.  
Firefighters work on the site of the blast in Szczyrk, southern Poland, on Wednesday night.
Firefighters work on the site of the blast in Szczyrk, southern Poland, on Wednesday night.Photo: PAP/Hanna Bardo

Dozens of firefighters were deployed after the building was blown apart by the explosion and erupted in flames, public broadcaster Polish Radio’s IAR news agency reported.

Rescue workers also arrived on the scene to sift through the debris with sniffer dogs and electronic devices, according to private broadcaster TVN24.

Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki was being kept informed about the rescue effort, officials said.

(gs/pk)

Source: TVN24, IAR

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