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18th Sep 2016

One person dead and 15 others injured after explosion in Barcelona

Horrible news.

Alan Loughnane

Horrible news.

One person has died and fifteen others have been injured after an explosion ripped through a block of flats in Barcelona.

The explosion occurred in the second floor flat of a residential building in Premia de Mar, an area just north east of Barcelona.

It is not yet known what caused the blast but it caused significant damage to the building.

The blast occurred at 8.30 am this morning.

https://twitter.com/Nidalgazaui3/status/777441867956948996

https://twitter.com/jordi_bravo/status/777398456046514176

More to follow.

Main image via Jordi Bravo/Twitter.