Death toll increases after explosion in Sicily

The death toll of the explosion in a residential area in the Ravanusa municipality in Italy's Sicily has risen to six, Report informs via foreign media.

Rescuers working at the scene found three more bodies under the rubble.

In total, by this time, six people were considered missing. Earlier, four deaths were reported, but then the authorities officially confirmed information about three victims. Two more people were saved. Rescuers continue to search for three more people who are still considered missing.

According to preliminary reports, the explosion on Saturday night was caused by a gas leak. The powerful blast led to the collapse of three houses and damage to four more. More than 100 people were left homeless. The local prosecutor's office opened an investigation into the explosion. The lack of preventive maintenance of the gas infrastructure is among the assumptions about the causes of the tragedy.