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Two people died, several more were seriously injured, said José Luis Martínez-Almeida, mayor of the Spanish capital.
“There appears to have been a gas explosion in the building,” the head of the city administration told reporters at the scene.
After the explosion in a six-story house in the Latina district, the top three floors of the building were severely damaged and many debris exploded on Toledo Street.
The rescue teams assisted several people lying on the ground, as seen in the report on public television TVE.
According to TVE, the school in the countries was empty at the time because lessons had not yet resumed after a record snowfall in the capital on January 9.
Leire Reparaz, a local resident, told the AP news agency at around 3 pm The local (4 pm Lithuanian) heard a loud explosion on time as he walked home near the gates of Toledo.
“We didn’t know where that sound was coming from. We all think that outside of school. We climbed the stairs to the top of our building and saw [sprogimo nuniokoto] the building structures and a lot of gray smoke, “said the 24-year-old.
The cause of the explosion is not yet known, it is speculated that it could have been caused by a gas leak.
The publication published a photo of a house in the center of the Spanish capital where the explosion occurred.
The top three floors of the building were badly damaged and there was a lot of debris on the street.
Big bang in the center of Madrid a few minutes ago. It is unclear how many victims pic.twitter.com/Q4RSyCcG1J
– Steffen Lüdke (@stluedke) January 20, 2021
Numerous firefighters and ambulances were dispatched to the scene.
According to the television channel TVE, at least some people were affected by the explosion. Telemadrid reports that a person is trapped behind the rubble.
The explosion took place on Toledo Street.
Big bang in the center of Madrid, Spain pic.twitter.com/bIFXzN2S39
– Al (@BBGMarket) January 20, 2021
Explosion in Madrid a few moments ago on Calle de Toledo right next to Puerta de Toledo. The location of the building is here https://t.co/l5FrIZdC71 https://t.co/PVFqlshC5j pic.twitter.com/guZxMowmKe
– Benjamin Strick (@BenDoBrown) January 20, 2021
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