One dead, 11 injured in east German gas blast


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  • Friday, 13 Dec 2019

Smoke billows out of an apartment building after an explosion in Blankenburg, Germany December 13, 2019 in this still image obtained from social media. PI Magdeburg/Polizeirevier Harz via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

BLANKENBURG, Germany (Reuters) - Gas canisters were found in an apartment where a blast occurred early on Friday in the eastern German city of Blankenburg, killing one person and injuring 11 others, one of them severely, the city's mayor said.

The deceased victim was believed to be a 78-year-old man who was renting the property where the cannisters were found, officials said at a press conference, though this could not be confirmed until the body had been retrieved.

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