An explosion in Madrid from a suspected gas leak killed 1 person and injured 25

Firefighters work at the site after an explosion in a cafe injured at least 21 people, three of them seriously, according to emergency services, in Madrid, Spain September 13, 2025. (Madrid Emergency Services, Handout via Reuters)
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MADRID: A suspected gas leak explosion in a building in Madrid killed one person and injured 25, emergency services for the Spanish capital said on Sunday.
Rescue workers found the body of a man in a rescue operation with search dogs following the explosion on Saturday, authorities said.
Spanish news agency EFE said that firefighters suspect that the explosion was caused by a gas leak, but police were still investigating its cause.
Firefighter chief Javier Romero said that firefighters pulled four people from the rubble after the explosion occurred at around 3 p.m. Saturday on the ground floor of a three-story building. He said that the blast damaged a cafe, a store and other properties.