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Nortorf (dpa / lno) - After the explosion of a house in Nortorf (Rendsburg-Eckernföde district), the 56-year-old resident is missing.

The explosion and the subsequent fire in the end-row house occurred on Monday morning at around 6.45 a.m., the police said.

It was not initially clear where the missing owner was at the time.

The cause of the explosion was also initially unclear.

According to a police spokesman, the house was practically completely destroyed.

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