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| An apparent explosion at a residential building and subsequent partial collapse of the edifice has left at least two people dead and injured nine others in the city of Reims, east of Paris, in France's Champagne region. | An apparent explosion at a residential building and subsequent partial collapse of the edifice has left at least two people dead and injured nine others in the city of Reims, east of Paris, in France's Champagne region. |
| A local rescue official said more than 100 rescue workers, firefighters, and bomb and gas experts were deployed to the building in the subsidised housing complex that collapsed on Sunday morning. | A local rescue official said more than 100 rescue workers, firefighters, and bomb and gas experts were deployed to the building in the subsidised housing complex that collapsed on Sunday morning. |
| Reims mayor Adeline Hazan told France's BFM television that "a very powerful explosion" had taken place but the cause was unclear. She said the bodies of the two people killed remained under the rubble. | Reims mayor Adeline Hazan told France's BFM television that "a very powerful explosion" had taken place but the cause was unclear. She said the bodies of the two people killed remained under the rubble. |
| The rescue official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to discuss the matter, said he couldn't immediately confirm whether an explosion had taken place. | The rescue official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to discuss the matter, said he couldn't immediately confirm whether an explosion had taken place. |
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