jpnn.com, ITALIA - A four-story building in the city of Ravanusa, Sicily, Italy, has collapsed following a gas explosion, the ANSA News Agency has reported.
Evacuation teams are still searching for 12 missing people, including three children.
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ANSA said the building caught fire after a natural gas pipeline exploded in the town of 11,000 people near Agrigento, a city on the southwestern island of Sicily known for its Greek temples.
Firefighters managed to extinguish the blaze and began a search operation, including searching for the young couple who were pregnant.
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The explosion damaged at least two other buildings on the island, known as the birthplace of the Mafia criminal organization. (ant/dil/mcr20/jpnn)
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