Gas explosion Israel
Rescue workers are seen at the scene of an explosion in the coastal Israeli city of Netanya June 17, 2011. A huge blast caused by a gas leak killed three people in Netanya early on Friday, police said. At least 15 other people were injured in the explosion, which caused the first floor of a four-story residential building to collapse. Local media said earlier that many people were trapped, but emergency services said everyone had been removed from the building. REUTERS/Nir Elias

A huge blast caused by a gas leak killed four people in the coastal Israeli city of Netanya early on Friday, police said.

The explosion left 60 people injured and caused the first floor of a four-story residential building to collapse.

Local media had reported earlier that many people were trapped, but emergency services said everyone had been evacuated from the building.

Police spokesman Mickey Rosenfeld said investigators had ruled out sabotage and that the leak was most likely accidental, a Reuters report said.

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