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World NewsDecember 7, 2019 / 9:50 AM / a day agoGas explosion kills at least seven in apartment block in SlovakiaAn apartment building, damaged by a gas explosion, is seen in Presov, Slovakia, December 7, 2019. REUTERS/StringerBRATISLAVA (Reuters) - The death toll from a gas explosion which shook an apartment block in the eastern Slovak town of Presov rose to least seven people, the local fire department said on Saturday, adding that shoddy reconstruction had complicated rescue efforts....The rescuers evacuated 34 people from the building. Their efforts were complicated by faulty reconstruction, the local fire chief said at the site.“The firefighters did not agree with construction changes made in 2017. Some regulations were breached. That could have caused the collapse of the staircase, where we could not evacuate,†Commander Jan Golias told reporters. Read more at: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-slovakia-blast-idUSKBN1YB0EQ