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Apartment block in The Hague collapses after explosion

Firemen stand next to a partially collapsed residential building following a fire and an explosion in The Hague on December 7, 2024. A three-storey apartment block in the Hague partially collapsed December 7, 2024 after a fire and explosion, firefighters said, with first responders searching for people under the rubble. [AFP]

A three-storey apartment block in The Hague partially collapsed Saturday after a fire and explosion, firefighters said, with first responders searching for people under the rubble.

Four people have already been pulled out of the debris and taken to hospital, as elite teams with sniffer dogs deployed to rescue others trapped by the disaster.

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