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Berlin Expat

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2. I was just

Reply to Redfairen (Original post)

Mon Apr 29, 2013, 09:38 AM

Apr 2013

watching the press conference with the Lord High Mayor of Prague, Bohuslav Svobodá, and he and all the authorities - including the General Director of the Federal Police, are all saying it was a gas explosion. The current theory is that there was a build up of gas in the basement, possibly coming from the sewer lines under the building, and sometime this morning, it found its ignition source and BOOM.

The blast moved the building 5 cms off its foundation, so that's pretty damn powerful. Windows blown out everywhere.

If you can understand Czech, here's a link to live news coverage: http://www.ceskatelevize.cz/ct24/zive-vysilani/

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Dozens hurt in blast at Prague film school [View all] Redfairen Apr 2013 OP

Oh no, we've spent time in that building frazzled Apr 2013 #1

I was just Berlin Expat Apr 2013 #2

Locking as a duplicate. Thanks for understanding. Here's the link... uppityperson Apr 2013 #3