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One Seriously Injured as Suspected Propane Blast Rips Through Aranjuez Apartment

National Police have opened an inquiry into the blast's cause.

Overview

  • The explosion struck around 2:20 p.m. at a first-floor flat at 12 Calle Santiago in Aranjuez.
  • SUMMA112 teams intubated a 46-year-old man with burns over about 40% of his body and transferred him in serious condition to Hospital de Getafe.
  • Five units from the Comunidad de Madrid fire service secured and assessed the four-storey building.
  • Fire officials reported severe internal damage, including the collapse of the partition wall between two dwellings.
  • Early accounts cite a buildup of propane from a heater or cylinder as a possible cause, which remains unconfirmed, and no additional injuries were reported.