Apartment block in The Hague 'partially collapsed' after explosion

TheHague: A three storey apartment block in TheHaguepartially collapsed Saturday after a fire and explosion, firefighters said, with first responders...

The Hague: A three-storey apartment block in The Hague partially collapsed Saturday after a fire and explosion, firefighters said, with first responders searching for people under the rubble.

"At this moment, the emergency services are busy rescuing and searching for people and fighting the fire," said the city's fire service in a statement.

It was not known how many people could be missing nor what caused the explosion in the block of flats not far from the centre of the city.

An AFP reporter on the scene said there were dozens of fire trucks as firefighters battled the blaze from the ground and from higher positions.

Debris was strewn across the street and several windows had been blown out, the AFP reporter said.