French seek survivors of big explosion

Sunday, September 23, 2001

TOULOUSE, France -- Rescue workers with search dogs scoured the ruins of a chemical fertilizer plant Saturday, looking for survivors of an explosion that toppled houses, killed 29 people and left at least 650 in the hospital.

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