Big gas explosion in Turnhout [Belgium]: police declare medical emergency plan

A heavy gas explosion occurred in a four-storey apartment building in Turnhout, which lies in the province of Antwerp, near the Dutch border.

One flat is completely gone and eight people were missing, but many have since come forward, according to VRT. Earlier reports that four children were among them have since been corrected. No children are said to be among the missing.

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