At Least Three Dead in Fiery Gas Explosion in Sicily

DEVASTATING

Rescuers say the blast occurred after someone using an elevator sparked a gas line under a residential block, flattening three stone buildings.

Published Dec. 12 2021 10:52AM EST

At least three people died when a gas line exploded under several residential apartment blocks in the southern Sicilian town of Ravanusa late Saturday evening.

Barbie Latza Nadeau

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At Least Three Dead in Fiery Gas Explosion in Sicily

Rescuers say the blast occurred after someone using an elevator sparked a gas line under a residential block, flattening three stone buildings.

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Barbie Latza Nadeau