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At Least Two Dead, Several Injured After Blast Brings Down Building in Central Madrid
Smoke rises from a damaged building after an explosion in Madrid downtown, in Madrid Spain January 20, 2021. REUTERS/Susana Vera
Initial investigations suggested that the blast in Calle de Toledo, a street leading out from the city centre, had been caused by a gas leak, he said.
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At least two people died and several were injured when a building in a central Madrid belonging to the Catholic Church collapsed on Wednesday after an explosion, Mayor Jose Luis Martinez-Almeida told reporters.
Initial investigations suggested that the blast in Calle de Toledo, a street leading out from the city centre, had been caused by a gas leak, he said.
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Initial investigations suggest blast in Calle de Toledo was caused by a gas leak
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January 20, 2021
Smoke rises from the site of an explosion in Madrid downtown, in Madrid Spain January 20, 2021. PHOTO: REUTERS
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At least three people died and six were injured on Wednesday when a building in central Madrid belonging to the Catholic Church was blown apart by an explosion, local authorities said
Initial investigations suggested that the blast in Calle Toledo, a street leading out from the city centre, was caused by a gas leak, Mayor Jose Luis Martinez-Almeida said.
“The most likely hypothesis is a gas leak, there was a person working on the boiler,” the mayor told reporters as he announced that a body had been discovered under the rubble, raising the death toll to three.
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