At least three dead in central Madrid building explosion


  • World
  • Wednesday, 20 Jan 2021

Smoke rises from a damaged building after an explosion in Madrid downtown, in Madrid Spain January 20, 2021. REUTERS/Susana Vera

MADRID (Reuters) - At least three people died and eleven were injured on Wednesday afternoon when a building in central Madrid was blown apart by an explosion, with four of the wounded requiring hospitalisation.

All available evidence pointed to the blast in Calle Toledo, a street leading out from the city centre, being caused by a gas leak, Madrid's Emergency Services said, although the factors which triggered the leak were yet to be determined.

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