Overview
- An explosion tore through a bar on Calle Villajoyosa in Madrid’s Villaverde late on Sunday night and left seven people injured.
- Emergency services reported three people seriously injured, three moderately injured and one lightly hurt, with the most critical patient intubated and taken to Hospital La Paz.
- Firefighters put out a small blaze on arrival and said there was no ongoing explosive atmosphere when they secured the scene.
- The Policía Nacional is leading the investigation while firefighters have suggested a repair to an old refrigeration room may have generated a flammable atmosphere that ignited during work.
- Several victims were taken to Hospital La Paz, Hospital 12 de Octubre and the burn unit in Getafe and the blast caused significant material damage to the premises.