(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
Two people have died and at least 18 others were injured after
an explosion ripped through a four-story residential building in
Madrid, Trend reports citing Euronews .
After an hours-long search, firefighters said the bodies of two
workers -- ages 21 and 27 --- had been found amid the rubble.
The building -- located in the upmarket neighbourhood of
Salamanca -- had been under construction at the time of the
explosion on Friday morning.
“Some work was being done in the building and neighbours said
there was a powerful explosion,” Madrid Mayor José Luis
Martínez-Almeida told reporters.
Video released by the city of Madrid showed paramedics attending
to the injured, as police and firefighters cordoned off
streets.
The blast sent plumes of smoke billowing into the air and left
the nearby roads cluttered with glass and debris.
Four of the injured have been taken to a hospital, including one
person in serious condition.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said on Twitter that he was
closely following the situation and had offered his support to the
victims.
'I deeply regret the death of two young workers in the
explosion,' added Isabel Díaz Ayuso, President of the Madrid
region.
'All our support and affection to their families and our eternal
gratitude to the security and emergency services, especially the
Madrid Fire Brigade.'
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