A residential building in Austria's capital partially
collapsed after an apparent explosion Saturday, killing one person and leaving
another missing, officials said. Five others were injured.
Witnesses heard a dull thud before the top two floors of the
building collapsed, raining debris onto the street in Vienna's 15th district
shortly after 10 a.m. Saturday.
"There was a cloud of dust, and lots of people
screaming and running," Ted Knops, a 32-year-old resident, told The
Associated Press in a telephone interview. "It was like a science-fiction
movie when something comes bursting through the wall."
Police spokeswoman Adina Mircioane said a 19-year-old man
who was rescued from the rubble died on his way to a hospital.
"We are looking for a woman in her 50s who is still
missing," Mircioane said, adding that the five other people had been
treated for minor injuries. The cause of the explosion was still being investigated, she
said.
A video taken by Knops showed a vast plume of dust enveloping
the street moments after the incident. The video was reviewed by the AP and
along with Knops' description appeared consistent with the police.
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