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Blast at French grain silo injures 11
Explosion occurs in eastern French city of Strasbourg
Hajer M'tırı |
06.06.2018 - Update : 06.06.2018
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Ile-de-France
By Hajer M'tiri
PARIS
At least 11 people were wounded after a major explosion occurred on Wednesday in a grain silo located in the eastern French city of Strasbourg.
The incident took place at around 9.30 a.m. local time (0730 GMT) at a port on the Rhine river, which marks the border between France and Germany, local media reported.
The blast caused a large trail of smoke and a fire.
Some 70 firefighters have arrived at the scene and a large rescue operation is underway.
The regional administration urged the public in a tweet to avoid the site of the incident.
The cause of the explosion remains unknown.
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