Belgium gas pipe explosion kills 15

A MASSIVE natural gas pipeline blast that could be felt six miles away killed at least 15 people and hurled bodies into a field near Brussels yesterday.

Firefighters and police responding to a report of a leak were among the dead and about 200 other people were injured, officials said.

The explosion in the industrial park in Ghislenghien, 20 miles south-east of the Belgian capital, happened after construction workers pierced an underground gas distribution line.