13-12-2005, 17:06
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חבר מתאריך: 18.02.04
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Explosion rocks New Jersey apartment building
Explosion rocks New Jersey apartment building
Unknown number of people injured, trapped
BERGENFIELD, New Jersey (AP) -- An explosion rocked an apartment building Tuesday morning and at least part of it collapsed, the fire department said. Rescuers were searching for one person who lived in the building and could not be located, authorities said.
An undetermined number of people were injured, the fire department said.
County Sheriff Leo P. McGuire said the fire may have been started when a contractor working near high-pressure gas lines attempted to remove an oil tank.
McGuire told MSNBC that most of the building's 30 families were able to get out. He said authorities were trying to determine whether the one missing person was in the building at the time of the explosion.
"Thirty families are going to be homeless throughout the holiday period," McGuire said.
The explosion happened shortly after 9:30 a.m. Additional details were not immediately available
cnn.com
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