Explosion At Apartment Building In Blankenburg, Germany, At Least 1 Dead, 15 Injured, Police Found Butane Gas & Military Munitions In Apartment

“A powerful blast rocked a multi-storey building in Germany’s east, killing at least one and injuring 15 people. That number is likely to rise, authorities said after search and rescue operations were completed at the site.

The explosion occurred inside a five-storey residential block in a town of Blankenburg, home to some 20,000 people, local police reported. As many as 160 rescue workers dealt 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 15 people have been wounded”

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“The explosion occurred in the apartment of a 78-year-old man, who was identified by police as the person who died, German news agency dpa reported.

Police said they had found several containers of butane gas as well as military munitions in the apartment, but did not elaborate.

Debris from the blast flew up to 200ft and some people were seriously hurt, police spokesman Uwe Becker told German broadcaster n-tv. Others were evacuated from the building, which has 60 units.”

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