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2021 Ravanusa explosion
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<h2 id="explosion">Explosion</h2> <p>During the late evening, a blast caused by a <a href="/facts/Gas_leak/R3VV0vUo">gas leak</a> destroyed four residential buildings, causing their collapse. Three more buildings were damaged. During the immediate aftermath, eleven people were declared missing. The next morning, three people were found dead,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> while two more were found injured. Four more were found dead under the rubbles two days after the collapse,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> and the other two were found dead three days after the collapse.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> Four of the victims were members of the same family. About 100 people were displaced due to the explosions. Residents said there had been a strong smell of gas for several days before the blast. </p> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"At least three dead, 6 missing after building collapses in Ravanusa, Italy". CNN. 12 December 2021. <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2021/12/11/europe/italy-ravanusa-building-collapse-intl-hnk/index.html" target="_blank">https://edition.cnn.com/2021/12/11/europe/italy-ravanusa-building-collapse-intl-hnk/index.html</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Italy: Seven dead as rescuers find bodies in Sicily blast". BBC. 13 November 2021. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-59636399" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-59636399</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Last person missing found dead in Sicily building explosion". The Local. 15 December 2021. <a href="https://www.thelocal.it/20211215/last-person-missing-found-dead-in-sicily-building-explosion/" target="_blank">https://www.thelocal.it/20211215/last-person-missing-found-dead-in-sicily-building-explosion/</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>