One person killed and 25 injured in explosion in Madrid from suspected gas leak

Published connected 14/09/2025 - 13:06 GMT+2 •Updated 13:17

One personification was killed and much than 2 twelve others were injured aft an detonation rocked nan Spanish superior Madrid, according to nan city’s emergency work office.

The detonation occured connected Saturday day and rescue workers retrieved nan assemblage of a 52-year-old man connected Sunday morning. He was buried nether metres of rubble arsenic they conducted hunt and rescue operations astatine nan tract pinch sniffer dogs.

Lead firefighter Javier Romero said that his squad person besides pulled retired 4 group from underneath nan rubble since responding to nan incident. The victims were stuck connected nan crushed level of a three-story building.

Romero besides added that a adjacent store, café and different backstage properties were damaged by nan blast.

Officials opportunity nan blast was apt caused by a state leak. Spanish news agency EFE reported that firefighters and different section agencies are still investigating nan origin of nan explosion.  

According to nan City Council's occurrence chief, Carlos Marín, nan building – constructed chiefly pinch actual and alloy – is showing signs of terrible deterioration successful an area astir betwixt 50 and 60 quadrate metres successful size.

Marín added that technicians person been tasked pinch assessing nan harm to nan building to measure its structural integrity, and find whether aliases not it should beryllium demolished arsenic a matter of nationalist safety.

Meanwhile, residents of 9 adjacent residences supra nan premises person been temporarily relocated, according to Madrid Deputy Mayor Inma Sanz.

Sanz says those evacuated will stay extracurricular their homes "at slightest for a fewer days" owed to nan superior harm detected successful nan building’s instauration betwixt nan crushed and first floors.