Death toll rises to 18 in Belgian pipeline blast

Two people badly burned in a massive gas pipeline explosion in Belgium last week died of their injuries overnight, taking the death toll to 18.

Death toll rises to 18 in Belgian pipeline blast

Two people badly burned in a massive gas pipeline explosion in Belgium last week died of their injuries overnight, taking the death toll to 18.

About 120 people were hurt in the blast on Friday in an industrial area just outside the village of Ghislenghien, about 20 miles south-east of Brussels. The cause is under investigation.

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