Tre hus har exploderat i Antwerpen 2019-09-03

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Vid lunchtid inträffade den kraftiga explosionen i en förort i belgiska Antwerpen. Minst tre hus har totalförstörts och flera är skadade, uppger Reuters.

The origin of the explosion is still under investigation, but the mayor of Antwerp Bart De Wever has already mentioned on Twitter "a terrible explosion due to gas", thanking the emergency services for their reaction and their presence on the spot. T

Antwerp Mayor Bart De Wever said the incident was the result of a “terrible gas explosion” shortly after 2:00 PM.

The explosion recalls a similar incident in Antwerp early last year, when two residential buildings collapsed in Paardenmarkt in the north of the city centre. Two people died in the explosion, which was attributed to a gas leak that had been ignored by a landlord for several months.