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31 January 2005
BRUSSELS – A gas explosion in the town of Gilly has seriously injured one person.
The victim was the owner of a house in Rue des Nutons, which was flattened by the blast.
He has been transferred to a hospital in Loverval with severe burns.
The neighbouring house and a nearby block of flats were also damaged in the incident and two parked cars were crushed.
A police sniffer dog was at the scene on Monday to determine whether anyone else had been buried in the rubble.
Six months ago a huge gas blast in near the Belgian town of Ath left 24 people dead and 132 injured.
[Copyright Expatica 2005]
Subject: Belgian news