Apartment gas explosion kills at least 9
A powerful natural-gas explosion ripped through an apartment building in eastern Ukraine, killing at least nine people and damaging other buildings, an emergency official said.
The blast destroyed much of the 10-story building in the industrial city of Dnipropetrovsk, ripping off parts of the roof and blowing out dozens of windows.
Rescue workers recovered nine bodies, said Alexander Dmiterko, an official with the regional Emergency Situations Ministry.
Russian and Ukrainian news reports said the blast was so powerful that its shock wave damaged several other multistory apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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