'Gas' explosion wounds eight in Beit Misk

An explosion, reportedly caused by a gas leak, wounded eight people on Friday in the Northern Metn town of Beit Misk and badly damaged a residential building.

The Civil Defense said its crews managed to rescue a woman and her son from beneath the rubble, rushing them to hospital. First aid was also offered on the spot to six foreign workers who were present near the building.

The Civil Defense noted that the blast ripped through a residential apartment on the ground floor of the five-story building.

Al-Jadeed TV meanwhile reported that the building is supplied with gas through pipelines connected to a tank.