Gas explosion kills two, injures dozen people

At least two people were killed and a dozen injured in a gas explosion that demolished a block of flats in Frenštát pod Radhoštěm in the early hours of Sunday. The blast completely wrecked the inside of the building and firemen had to tear down two walls before they could start sifting through the debris for survivors. Several people are still unaccounted for, including two children. Police are trying to ascertain who was in the building at the time of the blast and the local authorities have established a crisis help line for relatives. It is not yet clear what caused the explosion.