Rescue workers have recovered seven bodies from the rubble of an apartment building in Belgium that collapsed after an apparent gas explosion. At least 21 people were injured, including two who are in a critical condition.
The bodies were found well over half-a-day after the five-floor building, in Liege, exploded at 2am (local time) and collapsed at dawn.
Interior Ministry spokeswoman Margaux Donckier said it was unclear if more victims were buried under the twisted metal, wood and bricks from the century-old building.
Earlier there was a moment of hope as rescue workers pulled a 13-year-old girl out from the rubble hours after the explosion.
The girl was said to be "doing well" in hospital by Liege police spokeswoman Veronique Baccus. "We are still looking for people in the rubble, though we are not sure who's there," Ms Baccus said earlier.
The blast was apparently caused by a domestic gas explosion, but police have launched an investigation to determine exactly what happened.
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