Overview
- An explosion in a residential building on Calle Venero in Poblenou, confirmed Tuesday, followed a butane cylinder blast inside the property.
- Eight people were hurt in the incident, including one person in serious condition taken to Vall d’Hebron and another less serious patient, while six others suffered minor injuries.
- Firefighters sent 10 crews and extinguished a fire linked to the blast, and officials ordered the building evacuated as a precaution.
- The 112 emergency line logged roughly 30 calls about the blast, according to initial tallies reported by local media and civil protection.
- Catalonia’s emergency medical service deployed nine ambulances, and civil protection activated Procicat in pre-alert, a coordination stage used to ready resources during developing incidents.