A deadly explosion at a villa in Italy leaves a Singaporean man dead and his Taiwanese partner missing. The explosion, likely caused by a gas leak, destroyed the villa, leaving the missing woman's fate unknown.
An explosion at a villa in Italy on Saturday (Dec 21) night left a Singapore an man dead and his Taiwan ese partner missing, local media reported. The explosion happened at a house in Molazzana, outside a small town in Garfagnana, and caused the villa to collapse.The body of the Singapore an, who local media named as Mr Seetoh Kwok Meng, was discovered outside the house on Sunday morning. The woman, identified as Chang Kai En by local media, is still missing.
According to his LinkedIn profile, Mr Seetoh spent much of his career in the automotive industry. He was the Chief Operating Officer at Taiwan MotorImage since 2013 and was also with Tan Chong Motor Group since 1981.The couple had planned to spend the Christmas holidays in Molazzana and had just returned home from dinner when the explosion happened. Authorities believe that the woman was the first to enter the house while Mr Seetoh lingered outside. Initial investigations found it likely the explosion was caused by a pocket of gas accumulated inside. The villa’s liquefied petroleum gas tank was outside the house and did not catch fire. The house’s boiler was also found outside and was intact. “As soon as we arrived we smelled a strong smell of gas,” said Andrea Tognocchi, a rescuer. 'The explosion caused the perimeter walls to be cut and the floors to collapse,' said an official from the fire department. Italian news site La Nazione reported that when the firefighters arrived at the scene, they found the building had completely collapsed, with some parts still burning. Pieces of clothing and furniture were scattered everywhere, with some clothes hanging from the branches of nearby tree
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