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| Austria gas plant burns after deadly explosion | Austria gas plant burns after deadly explosion |
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| A big explosion has rocked a key natural gas facility in eastern Austria, killing one person and injuring at least 18, police say. | A big explosion has rocked a key natural gas facility in eastern Austria, killing one person and injuring at least 18, police say. |
| A fire followed the blast at the Baumgarten site, which happened around 08:45 (07:45 GMT). The plant lies just east of Vienna, near the Slovak border. | A fire followed the blast at the Baumgarten site, which happened around 08:45 (07:45 GMT). The plant lies just east of Vienna, near the Slovak border. |
| On Twitter Austrian police said the situation was under control and a technical fault had caused the blast. | |
| One unconfirmed report spoke of 60 hurt. Emergency teams are at the scene. | |
| Baumgarten is a hub for imported Russian gas, which is sent on to Germany and Italy. | |
| "The installation has been brought under control and operations have been suspended there," said Armin Teichert, spokesman for Austria's Gas Connect service. | |
| Police have cordoned off the area. Some victims suffering burns have been airlifted out by helicopter, Austrian ORF news reports. |