Toll in Hague building collapse climbs to six

The Hague: The death toll from an explosion and fire that destroyed an apartment block in The Hague climbed to six on Monday, officials said, revealin...

The Hague: The death toll from an explosion and fire that destroyed an apartment block in The Hague climbed to six on Monday, officials said, revealing that a teenage girl was among the victims.

Rescue workers pulled a sixth body from the rubble in the early hours of Monday.

The sixth body was "recovered from the cellar of the collapsed building," the fire service said.

Police identified four of the dead as two men aged 45 and 31, a 41-year-old woman, and a 17-year-old girl. Four other people are in hospital, two in a serious condition.

The fire was so intense that identification has only been possible via DNA tests, complicating the process.