SINGAPORE: An explosion at a villa in Italy on Saturday ( Dec 21 ) night left a Singaporean man dead and his Taiwanese partner missing, local media reported.  ,
The explosion happened at a home in Molazzana, outside a small village in Garfagnana, and caused the palace to decline, according to media outlet Corriere Fiorentino.  ,
It was possible caused by a gas leak in the house, it said.
The body of the Singaporean, who local advertising named as Mr Seetoh Kwok Meng, was discovered outside the home on Sunday night. The girl, identified as Chang Kai En by local advertising, is also missing.
According to his LinkedIn profile, Mr. Seetoh spent the majority of his job in the auto market. He has worked for Tan Chong Motor Group since 1981 and has served as the chief operating officer of Taiwan MotorImage since 2013.
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The pair had just returned from dinner and had planned to spend the Christmas holidays in Molazzana, according to news agency Il Tirreno.  ,
Specialists believe that while Mr. Seetoh sat inside, the girl was the first to enter the home.  ,
Preliminary investigations revealed that a pocket of fuel accumulated inside the explosion was likely to blame.  ,
The liquid petroleum gas tank at the villa was never ignited when it burned inside the home. The house’s stove was likewise found outside and was alive.
” As soon as we arrived we smelled a strong smell of gas”, said Andrea Tognocchi, a hero, as quoted by Il Tirreno
According to a fire department official,” the blast caused the boundary surfaces to be cut and the flooring to collapse.”  ,
When the paramedics arrived at the scene, they discovered the tower had entirely collapsed, with some areas still burning, according to European news site La Nazione.  ,
Pieces of clothing and equipment were outside, with some clothes hanging from nearby trees ‘ trees.  ,
Numerous firefighters, volunteers, and members of the provincial legal security rushed to the scene after the explosion, according to Corriere Fiorentino.
The palace’s ceiling was seen atop piles of rubble with crisis workers working around the aircraft in photos of the app’s aftermath.  ,
The governor of Molazzana, Andrea Talani, was also at the site. Despite the speech impediments, the pair had fallen in love with Garfagnana and were well-integrated with the area.  ,
They were known and well-liked by all, he said, as quoted by Corriere Fiorentino.  ,