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Explosion Causes Large Fire in Dutch Town of Utrecht

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AMSTERDAM, Jan ‌15 (Reuters) – ​Several people ‌were injured after a ​major blast caused ‍a fire in the ​center ​of ⁠Utrecht, one of the Netherlands’ largest cities, on Thursday afternoon.

Local authorities told broadcaster ‌NOS at least four ​people were ‌injured, and ‍that an ⁠emergency hospital had been set up in the area.

The fire was still raging ​around 1630 GMT. It was unclear if there were still people inside the impacted building, as it was not safe for firemen to enter it.

The cause ​of the explosion was not known, authorities said.

(Reporting by Benoit Van ​Overstraeten; Editing by Bart Meijer)

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