Two dead, 8 injured in Madrid building explosion, emergency services say

Mayor Jose Luis Martinez-Almeida said initial information pointed to a gas leak that likely caused the blast.

AP
MADRID: At least two people died and eight were injured, including one in a serious condition, in an explosion that brought down a building belonging to the Catholic Church in central Madrid on Wednesday, the local emergency service said.

Emergency services and a Reuters reporter on the scene said a fire was raging inside the partly collapsed building.
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