(Reuters) - Several people were rushed to hospital after a pressurised cylinder caused an explosion near the paddock area ahead of this weekend's Nuerburgring Langstrecken-Serie (NLS) race, organisers said on Friday.
The explosion occurred during the test session for the six-hour endurance race (NLS4) at Nuerburgring, home to the Nuerburgring 24 Hours endurance race, in Germany's Nuerburg. The session was suspended, NLS said in a statement.
"During the testing session prior to NLS4, an explosion occurred shortly after 6 p.m. behind a pit box in the paddock area, which, according to initial findings, was caused by a pressure cylinder," it added.
"There are several injured persons who were transported to nearby hospitals by rescue helicopter after receiving immediate treatment at the Nuerburgring Medical Centre."
(Reporting by Chiranjit Ojha in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Rutherford)
