Apartment block blast in The Hague kills at least four as search continues

Fears of higher death toll as mayor of Dutch city says chances of finding people alive under rubble are slim

At least four people have died after an explosion and fire caused a building to collapse in The Hague with little chance of finding more survivors, the city’s mayor has said.

The cause of the explosion in the Mariahoeve neighbourhood of the Dutch city early on Saturday morning was unclear.

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