Gas explosion kills at least seven in apartment block in Slovakia

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.One person, who may have been trapped on the top floor where the blast and subsequent fire hit the hardest, is still missing, the fire department said."Overall, we assume that the number of fatalities on site is eight, seven confirmed and located (so far)," t