Gas leak suspected in Prague explosion

April 29, 2013 22:04

Emergency workers were using sniffer dogs Monday to search for people who may have been trapped in rubble when a powerful explosion rocked the old quarter of the Czech capital that is often filled with tourists and backpackers.

Five major streets in the city's Old Town were strewn with debris as police were trying to determine what caused the blast in a building on Divadelni Street. The Prague Police Department said it suspected a natural gas explosion but was not certain.

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