Sunday, June 19, 2011

Gas explosion kills at least 3 in Israel

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

  • The explosion was not a terrorist attack, police say
  • At least 21 are injured in Netanya, north of Tel Aviv, police and hospital sources say
  • The top floor of a four-story storage building collapsed, Channel 2 reports

Jerusalem (CNN) -- Three people were killed and at least 21 injured about midnight Thursday when a gas tank exploded in a building in Netanya, north of Tel Aviv, Israeli police and hospital sources said.

The explosion was not the result of a terrorist attack, police said.

The top floor of the four-story storage building collapsed, CNN affiliate Channel 2 reported.

The fire chief on location said some people might be trapped in the building, Israeli radio said.

CNN's Waffa Munayyer, Izzy Lemberg and Anisha Bhandari contributed to this report.

Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/AIyN5pv-5lA/index.html

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