ISRAEL: Suspected gas leak explosion kills three in coastal city of Netanya

Record ID: 359236

  • Title: ISRAEL: Suspected gas leak explosion kills three in coastal city of Netanya
  • Date: 17th June 2011
  • Summary: NETANYA, ISRAEL (JUNE 17, 2011) (REUTERS) (NIGHT SHOTS) POLICE CORDON AROUND SITE OF EXPLOSION DAMAGED APARTMENT BUILDING SEEN THROUGH POLICE CAR LIGHTS VARIOUS OF RESCUE TEAMS AT SITE OF EXPLOSION VARIOUS OF DAMAGE TO FRONT OF APARTMENT BUILDING, CAUSED BY SUSPECTED GAS LEAK RESCUE CREW MEMBERS COLLECTING ITEMS FROM GROUND CRANE DESCENDING TO GROUND (SOUNDBITE) (H
  • Embargoed: 2nd July 2011 13:00
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  • Location: Israel, Israel
  • Country: Israel
  • Topics: Disasters / Accidents / Natural catastrophes
  • Reuters ID: LVA2I25EVJ5JIRATZVNJ66FTAQUI
  • Story Text: A huge blast which emergency workers believe was caused by a gas leak killed three people in in the coastal Israeli city of Netanya early on Friday (June 17).
    Police were still investigating what caused the midnight explosion that rocked a four-story building, but a fire department officer told Israel Radio that all signs pointed to an accidental gas explosion.
    "This gas (canister) blew up and created this massive explosion, we currently have information of three dead and around 30 injured. We are currently scanning the building room by room, also the basements," a local police commander told reporters at the site.
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