Already 48 hours for gas explosion in which resident died, the police were at the door: how a much larger drama was avoided in Maasmechelen

The gas explosion in Maasmechelen, in which two homes were destroyed on Monday evening and one man died, has a longer run -up than expected. On Saturday, the police were ready at the house – where a couple with a child was staying – because of tensions with the resident, who was taken. How could it be completely wrong 48 hours later? A reconstruction of the drama, which could have assumed much larger proportions.

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