Madrid explosion kills at least two people

(CNN Español) – An explosion at an edifice in the Toledo caldera of Madrid, Spain, two hereditary and minor deaths.

In statements to the Autonomous Television of Madrid, the mayor of the city, José Luíz Martínez-Almeida, informs that the cause of the explosion in a building in the Calle Toledo are marriages located on a gas fugue and which is currently hooi al menos dos fallecidos.

I have no information about the extent of the detonation. Agents of the National Police, the Bombers and the Municipal Assistance Service of Emergencies and Rescues are in the emergency waiting area.

A damaged building is pictured on January 20, 2021 in Madrid after a powerful explosion ripped the building apart.  - The cause of the explosion was not immediately clear.  (Photo by GABRIEL BOUYS / AFP) (Photo by GABRIEL BOUYS / AFP via Getty Images)

According to the Madrid Emergency Information Cabinet, there are a number of “different people involved”.

Contiguo to the edification where the explosion was recorded is a residence of the elderly. According to CNN, a reporter for the Los Nogales La Paloma Residence, if he had been sent to detonate, he had not caused any injuries between the workers and residents of the center. The source confirmed to CNN that he had evacuated all staff to a hotel located inside the geriatrician, and he was asked to evaluate the data that he had provided for the edification.

At least four pieces of the affected vehicle will be removed, inform the authorities.

With information from Pau Mosquera in Madrid

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