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Spanish apartment block collapses, at least 2 dead

01 May 2007 07:27:16 GMT
Source: Reuters

MADRID, May 1 (Reuters) - A five-storey apartment block in the Spanish city of Palencia collapsed on Tuesday morning, killing at least two people and injuring 16 others, Spanish media reported.

State television quoted firemen as saying a gas leak was the likely cause of the blast at around 6 a.m. (0400 GMT). Television news showed rescue workers crawling over the rubble of the flattened building and carrying out residents on stretchers.

The building was near the cathedral in Palencia, 240km (150 miles) north of Madrid.

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