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| Belgian building blast kills nine | Belgian building blast kills nine |
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| Nine people died when a block of flats collapsed in the city of Liege in eastern Belgium, officials say. | Nine people died when a block of flats collapsed in the city of Liege in eastern Belgium, officials say. |
| Rescue work has been suspended amid fears that neighbouring buildings could also collapse. Twenty-one people were injured, three of them seriously. | Rescue work has been suspended amid fears that neighbouring buildings could also collapse. Twenty-one people were injured, three of them seriously. |
| An explosion tore through the building at around 0200 (0100 GMT) on Wednesday, starting a fire. Then the five-storey building collapsed at around 0700. | |
| Officials said the explosion was probably caused by a gas leak. | Officials said the explosion was probably caused by a gas leak. |
| The blast blew out the windows of the city hall, 100m away, and spread dust throughout nearby streets. | The blast blew out the windows of the city hall, 100m away, and spread dust throughout nearby streets. |
| It caused a fire that raged through the apartment block and billowed thick smoke. | It caused a fire that raged through the apartment block and billowed thick smoke. |
| Firemen evacuated the building and tried to douse the fire, but had to flee when the building fell down. | Firemen evacuated the building and tried to douse the fire, but had to flee when the building fell down. |
| They returned to the rubble and pulled a 13-year-old girl out alive. | |
| But as the search progressed they found several dead bodies. By Thursday morning the death toll had reached nine. | |
| But then the search was interrupted because of fears that neighbouring buildings would collapse. | |
| But rescue crews hoped to resume their search later. | |
| One fireman said there could still be "a dozen people, even more" under the debris. |