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1 dead, 14 hurt in blast at Spain apartment block

By AFP
18 September 2016   |   10:32 am
One person died and 14 people were injured in an explosion in a block of flats in a Spanish seaside resort near Barcelona early Sunday, rescuers said.
A picture taken on September 18, 2016 shows a damaged seven-storey building following an explosion in Premia de Mar, near Barcelona. One person died and 14 people were injured in an explosion in a block of flats in a Spanish seaside resort near Barcelona early today, rescuers said. It was not immediately clear what caused the blast which took place in the residential building in Premia de Mar, a resort town some 25 kilometres (15 miles) north of Barcelona. PAU BARRENA / AFP

A picture taken on September 18, 2016 shows a damaged seven-storey building following an explosion in Premia de Mar, near Barcelona. One person died and 14 people were injured in an explosion in a block of flats in a Spanish seaside resort near Barcelona early today, rescuers said. It was not immediately clear what caused the blast which took place in the residential building in Premia de Mar, a resort town some 25 kilometres (15 miles) north of Barcelona.<br />PAU BARRENA / AFP

One person died and 14 people were injured in an explosion in a block of flats in a Spanish seaside resort near Barcelona early Sunday, rescuers said.

It was not immediately clear what caused the blast which took place in the residential building in Premia de Mar, a resort town some 25 kilometres (15 miles) north of Barcelona.

“The explosion happened at 8:25 am (0625 GMT) and affected 15 people, 14 of whom were injured and one who died,” a spokeswoman for Barcelona’s emergency services told AFP.

Two of the injured were in serious condition, she said.

Local media reports showed images of a fire burning in a seven-storey building, saying the building had been evacuated while investigators tried to determine what caused the blast.

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